ONVIF to Highlight Interoperability Standards at ISC West 2026
The global standardization initiative will showcase how open profiles enable vendor-independent security architectures.
- By Jesse Jacobs
- Mar 04, 2026
ONVIF, the global standardization initiative for IP-based physical security products, will showcase the value of open interoperability at ISC West 2026 at the Venetian Expo in Las Vegas.
The organization’s presence focuses on how standardized interoperability gives organizations the freedom to select best-of-breed security technologies without vendor lock-in. These standards are currently implemented across more than 35,000 conformant products.
"Interoperability in the security industry has always been about choice and flexibility," said Leo Levit, chairman of the ONVIF Steering Committee. "With intelligence distributed across edge devices, cloud platforms, and hybrid architectures, the focus is on making systems more open."
Levit noted that standards ensure security infrastructure can continuously evolve, allowing organizations to adopt emerging capabilities as they become available.
The organization will highlight standards across several core security functions:
- Video Surveillance: Profile T and Profile G facilitate standardized streaming, imaging, and edge recording across cameras and video management systems (VMS) from different manufacturers.
- Access Control: Profiles A, C, and D provide standardized communication for door controllers, credential readers, and integrated management platforms.
- Metadata and Events: Profile M provides standardized metadata exchange and event handling, including MQTT messaging for communication between devices and management platforms.
Ongoing development of future standards addresses cloud connectivity, enabling cloud-based VMS platforms to work with various camera services regardless of the manufacturer. This work includes metadata standardization to ensure AI-generated insights from one camera can be interpreted by a different manufacturer’s VMS.
Other active initiatives include standardized video authentication to verify content integrity and address evidentiary concerns, as well as standards for interoperability with IP audio systems.
Founded in 2008, the forum includes approximately 500 companies in the camera, VMS, and access control markets.