prEN IEC 62676-4:2024

Video surveillance systems for use in security applications - Part 4: Application guidelines

Videoüberwachungsanlagen für Sicherungsanwendungen - Teil 4: Anwendungsregeln

Systèmes de vidéosurveillance destinés à être utilisés dans les applications de sécurité - Partie 4: Directives d'application

Video nadzorni sistemi za varnostne aplikacije - 4. del: Smernice za uporabo

General Information

• Status: Not Published
• Publication Date: 17-May-2026
• ICS: 13.320 - Alarm and warning systems
• Technical Committee: CLC/TC 79 - Alarm systems
• Current Stage: 4020 - Enquiry circulated - Enquiry
• Start Date: 25-Oct-2024
• Due Date: 13-Nov-2023
• Completion Date: 25-Oct-2024
• Ref Project: oSIST prEN IEC 62676-4:2024 - Video surveillance systems for use in security applications - Part 4: Application guidelines

Relations

• Revises: EN 62676-4:2015 - Video surveillance systems for use in security applications - Part 4: Application guidelines
• Effective Date: 28-Feb-2023

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-december-2024
Video nadzorni sistemi za varnostne aplikacije - 4. del: Smernice za uporabo
Video surveillance systems for use in security applications - Part 4: Application
guidelines
Videoüberwachungsanlagen für Sicherungsanwendungen - Teil 4: Anwendungsregeln
Systèmes de vidéosurveillance destinés à être utilisés dans les applications de sécurité -
Partie 4: Directives d'application
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN IEC 62676-4:2024
ICS:
13.320 Alarmni in opozorilni sistemi Alarm and warning systems
33.160.40 Video sistemi Video systems
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

79/713/CDV
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PROJECT NUMBER:
IEC 62676-4 ED2
DATE OF CIRCULATION: CLOSING DATE FOR VOTING:
2024-10-25 2025-01-17
SUPERSEDES DOCUMENTS:
79/701/CD, 79/705A/CC
IEC TC 79 : ALARM AND ELECTRONIC SECURITY SYSTEMS
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France Mr Jean-François LIGNEREUX
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TITLE:
Video surveillance systems for use in security applications - Part 4: Application guidelines

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1 CONTENTS
3 FOREWORD . 7
4 1 Scope . 9
5 2 Normative references . 9
6 3 Terms, definitions and abbreviations . 10
7 3.1 Terms and definitions . 10
8 3.2 Abbreviations . 18
9 4 Planning considerations . 19
10 4.1 General considerations . 19
11 4.2 Security concept . 20
12 4.2.1 General . 20
13 4.2.2 Risk assessment . 21
14 4.2.3 Selection of security grades . 22
15 4.3 Developing the operational requirements . 23
16 4.4 Site survey . 23
17 4.5 Security of the VSCC room . 23
18 4.6 System design including site plan . 24
19 4.7 Developing the test plan . 24
20 4.8 Installation, commissioning and hand over . 24
21 4.9 Documenting the system . 24
22 5 Operational requirements specifications . 25
23 5.1 General . 25
24 5.2 Purpose of the operational requirements . 25
25 5.3 Content of the operational requirements . 25
26 5.3.1 General . 25
27 5.3.2 Basic objective/functionalities . 25
28 5.3.3 Definition of surveillance limitations . 25
29 5.3.4 Definition of the site(s) under surveillance . 26
30 5.3.5 Definition of activity to be captured . 26
31 5.3.6 System/picture performance . 26
32 5.3.7 Period of operation . 26
33 5.3.8 Conditions at the location . 26
34 5.3.9 Resilience . 26
35 5.3.10 Monitoring and image storage . 26
36 5.3.11 Exporting images . 27
37 5.3.12 Routine actions . 27
38 5.3.13 Operational response . 27
39 5.3.14 Operator workload . 27
40 5.3.15 Training . 27
41 5.3.16 Expansions . 27
42 5.3.17 List of any other special factors not covered by the above . 27
43 5.4 System operational criteria . 28
44 5.4.1 General . 28
45 5.4.2 Automation . 28
46 5.4.3 Alarm response . 28

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47 5.4.4 System response times . 28
48 6 Technical considerations (equipment selection and performance) . 29
49 6.1 General . 29
50 6.2 Camera equipment . 30
51 6.3 Camera and lens selection criteria . 30
52 6.4 Camera selection . 30
53 6.4.1 General . 30
54 6.4.2 PTZ . 31
55 6.5 Lens and housing selection . 31
56 6.6 Site coverage/numbers of cameras . 32
57 6.7 Object sizes and Pixel Density . 32
58 6.7.1 General . 32
59 6.7.2 Object size definitions and Required Pixel Density in IP VSS . 33
60 6.8 Field of view – Other considerations . 36
61 6.9 Illumination . 36
62 6.10 IP Video equipment . 38
63 6.11 Tamper protection/detection . 38
64 6.11.1 Camera tamper protection/detection . 38
65 6.11.2 System tamper protection/detection . 39
66 6.12 System integration . 39
67 7 Video signal presentation . 39
68 7.1 Display types . 39
69 7.2 Resolution . 41
70 8 Transmission . 42
71 8.1 Principles . 42
72 8.1.1 General . 42
73 8.1.2 Selection of IP video performance classes . 42
74 8.1.3 Interoperability . 43
75 8.1.4 Interoperability with voice communication . 44
76 8.2 Wired transmission links . 44
77 8.3 Wireless transmission links . 44
78 8.4 Key considerations for IP based transmission systems . 45
79 9 Video performance characteristics . 46
80 9.1 Image compression . 46
81 9.2 Frame rate . 47
82 9.3 Resolution . 47
83 10 Storage requirements . 47
84 11 Image storage and export . 48
85 11.1 Format of the compressed video data . 48
86 11.2 Encryption . 49
87 11.3 Basic metadata (time, date, camera identifier) . 49
88 11.4 Multiplexing format . 49
89 11.5 Image enhancements . 50
90 11.6 Image export . 50
91 11.7 Replay of exported images . 50
92 12 VSCC control room configuration . 51
93 12.1 Control rooms or Secure Viewing Area . 51
94 12.2 Number, size and positioning of VSS video displays . 51

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95 12.3 Displays and screens mounted on or off the workstation . 51
96 12.4 Recommended display sizes . 52
97 12.5 Number of camera images per operator . 52
98 12.6 Number of work stations .
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