NETWORK PLANNING

NDI Bandwidth Calculator

If you need to know how much bandwidth one NDI stream uses, or how many streams fit on 1GbE, start with the planner. It gives you stream load and a practical network estimate fast.

Open NDI Planner

Use it to estimate total network load before you deploy, not after packets start dropping.

Why this works: NDI bandwidth is driven by stream type, resolution, framerate, and receiver count. The planner models those factors directly, so you can estimate link load before building the network.

Quick Facts

1080p60 ~125–150 Mbps

4K ~250–300 Mbps

NDI HX Much lower, but variable

Receiver Count Each receiver path can add network load; plan destinations as well as sources

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