NDI ECOSYSTEM PLANNER

NDI Network & Latency Planner

Add NDI senders, receiver counts, and a link speed to estimate bandwidth first and latency second. Rates are planning references; verify the actual sender and link telemetry.

Signal Topology

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Add NDI sources from the sidebar to start planning

Processing Path

Modelled path estimate: no sources
Estimate: NDI bandwidth and latency values here are planning references based on the selected resolution, framerate, stream type, and receiver count. Validate exact performance against your real devices and switch fabric.
TOTAL BANDWIDTH
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LINK: 1Gbps CLEAR
EST. LATENCY
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0.0 frames @ 60 FPS
LATENCY: REAL-TIME
FAN-OUT PLANNING
UNICAST
Planning hint
Standard configuration

Real-World Use Cases

Live Production Studio

Estimate a 10-camera vMix or TriCaster setup against a selected 10 GbE link. This tool's planning levels are normal at ≤50%, warning above 50% through 80%, and critical above 80%; they are headroom conventions, not NDI standards or guaranteed safe loads.

OB Van / Mobile Unit

Plan an HX3 PTZ camera network over a managed 1 GbE switch where bandwidth is tight. Compare estimated aggregate unicast load with a selected link capacity, then verify each actual network path.

Corporate AV-over-IP

Estimate unicast fan-out for a presentation source sent to 20+ receivers. Investigate multicast separately; the displayed estimate does not apply multicast savings or model campus paths.

XR / Virtual Production

Estimate NDI High Bandwidth camera traffic for an Unreal Engine workflow. Account for tracking traffic and each shared network path separately.

Related Problems

Use these when you need either a fast symptom fix or the right guide after you model the network.

Fix NDI stuttering Understand NDI bandwidth Read the IGMP multicast guide

What is the NDI Network Planner?

Estimates network load and a modelled processing path for NDI-based IP production environments. Covers the NDI High Bandwidth, NDI HX2, and NDI HX3 formats.

The result is a planning estimate based on typical rates and the selected topology. NDI bandwidth is not deterministic and varies with format, sender, content, receivers, and implementation.

Real-World Use Cases

Used when comparing estimated aggregate unicast traffic against a selected link capacity for vMix or TriCaster studios. It does not establish switch-backplane capacity or identify the actual bottleneck.

Use the estimate to compare network plans, then confirm source rates and peak link utilisation on the real fabric.

Technical Methodology

Uses fixed planning assumptions, not official device profiles or measured results. It sums estimated unicast source traffic multiplied by receiver count and compares that aggregate with the selected link capacity. It does not model each port, routing, switch backplane or the actual bottleneck. A source with more than three receivers separately triggers “Consider multicast”: a fan-out heuristic to investigate, not an automatic configuration or a utilization threshold. Multicast savings are not applied to the displayed estimate.

Confirm source rates, multicast behaviour, receiver count, uplink aggregation, switch capacity, and measured peak utilisation on the real network.

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