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4 Video processing and storage

1 Scope
This Recommendation specifies the application scenarios and requirements for a cloud computing platform
supporting a visual surveillance system.

2 References
None.

3 Definitions

3.1 Terms defined elsewhere

This Recommendation uses the following terms defined elsewhere:
3.1.1 application [b-ITU-T Y.101]: A structured set of capabilities, which provide value-added functionality
supported by one or more services.
3.1.2 cloud computing [b-ITU-T Y.3500]: Paradigm for enabling network access to a scalable and elastic
pool of shareable physical or virtual resources with self-service provisioning and administration on-demand.
NOTE – Examples of resources include servers, operating systems, networks, software, applications and
storage equipment.
3.1.3 customer [b-ITU-T M.60]: An entity which receives services offered by a service provider based on
a contractual relationship. It may include the role of a network user.
3.1.4 customer unit [b-ITU-T H.626]: A device located at the customer part of a visual surveillance system
and used to present multimedia information (such as audio, video, image, alarm signal, etc.) to the end user.

3.1.5 mobile customer unit (M_CU) [b-ITU-T H.626.1]: Mobile client software installed in a customer's
mobile devices. The M_CU is used to initiate the service and provide customers with video viewing.

3.1.6 premises unit [b-ITU-T H.626]: A device located at the remote part of a visual surveillance system
and used to capture multimedia information (such as audio, video, image, alarm signal, etc.) from a surveilled
object.
3.1.7 visual surveillance [b-ITU-T H.626]: A telecommunication service focusing on video (but including
audio) application technology, which is used to remotely capture multimedia (such as audio, video, image,
alarm signals, etc.) and present them to the end user in a user-friendly manner, based on a managed
broadband network with ensured quality, security and reliability.

3.2 Terms defined in this Recommendation
None.

4 Abbreviations and acronyms

This Recommendation uses the following abbreviations and acronyms:
CU Customer Unit
IVS Intelligent Visual Surveillance

MCU Mobile Customer Unit
MSU Media Storage Unit

PU Premises Unit
VS Visual Surveillance
VSCC Visual Surveillance Cloud Computing

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