Video optical transceiver is based on optical communication technology, while video server is based on IP network transmission technology. So, what is the difference between a video optical transceiver and a video server?

The advantage of the optical transceiver is that the fidelity of the signal is high, there is no compression coding, and the real-time performance is good!

The advantage of the video server is that the IP network is relatively popular, and it can realize soft decoding on the computer to achieve the purpose of monitoring. With the laying and popularization of high-bandwidth networks, the future prospects are even broader!

The disadvantage of the optical transceiver is point-to-point transmission (the video server can rely on the passive optical network (EPON) to achieve point-to-multipoint), and the optical fiber laying is difficult and the rental cost is high!

The disadvantage of video servers is that the fidelity is poor, and network delays often occur. Affected by the transmission distance, the delay fidelity is proportionally reduced!

In terms of construction costs, the application construction cost of optical transceivers is significantly higher than that of network video servers.

In terms of equipment price, optical transceivers produced by the same company are obviously more expensive than video servers.

In terms of operation difficulty, the knowledge that video servers need to master is higher than that of video optical transceivers.

In terms of development difficulty, the development cycle of optical transceivers is shorter than that of video servers.