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CCTV & ANPR Storage and Bandwidth Calculator
Accurately size video surveillance storage, ANPR snapshot archives, network throughput, and RAID storage drives for Middle East security tenders.
SIRA & Police CCTV Compliant
CCTV & ANPR Storage and Bandwidth Calculator
Accurately size video surveillance storage, ANPR snapshot archives, network throughput, and RAID storage drives for Middle East compliance.
1. Video Surveillance Cameras
16 Cameras
13264128
Standard H.265 reduces storage by ~45% vs H.264.
31 Days
2. ANPR Vehicle Snapshot Archiving
Calculated Storage Requirements
✓ SIRA 31-Day Verified9.6 TB Usable
Total Bandwidth
28.2 Mbps
0.03 GbpsVideo Storage
9.4 TB
16 camerasANPR Snapshots
0.1 TB
4.5 GB/dayHardware Drive Bill of Materials (RAID 6)
Recommended: 2 × 16 TB Enterprise Surveillance HDDs
Provides 12 TB raw capacity with 2-drive fault tolerance (RAID 6) and 25% safety overhead for continuous CCTV writes.
Per-Camera Bitrate
1.76 Mbps
At 20 FPS, H265Daily Data Generated
309 GB/day
Video + ANPR combinedDubai SIRA Video Retention Regulatory Standards:
- 31-Day Strict Minimum: The Dubai Security Industry Regulatory Agency mandates exactly 31 days of continuous video recording retention at a minimum of 20 FPS for public facilities, commercial centers, and hotels.
- NVR Redundancy: Enterprise installations with > 16 cameras require RAID 5 or RAID 6 array configurations with automatic hot-spare failover to ensure zero footage loss if a hard drive fails.
- CityIntegrator NMS Integration: CityIntegrator NMS continuously monitors NVR drive health, SMART metrics, frame drop percentages, and temperature to alert operators before drive failure occurs.