# Core: limits and capabilities

Data version 6d29e2f86993, built 2026-10-26; facts on this page checked 2026-10-20 to 2026-10-22.

Limits and capabilities of [Core](https://specs-dev.teradek.com/services/svc.core.md), every field with its source and date. A field no source publishes reads "Not collected yet."; that is not a "no".

- Core: what it is: Cloud-based IP video management platform for centralized device control, real-time monitoring, video routing, distribution, and archiving. Source: Teradek product data, seen 2026-10-20.

## Limits

- <a id="limits-latency_ms_typical"></a>Core: typical latency 250 ms. Source: Teradek product data, seen 2026-10-20. This is Teradek's figure, with test conditions not stated.
- <a id="limits-max_bit_depth"></a>Core: highest bit depth 10-bit. Source: Teradek product data, seen 2026-10-20.
- <a id="limits-max_bitrate_mbps"></a>Core: highest bitrate 25 Mbps. Source: Teradek product data, seen 2026-10-20.
- <a id="limits-max_concurrent_inputs"></a>Core: most concurrent inputs: 10 (scalable via add-on servers). Source: Teradek product data, seen 2026-10-20.
- <a id="limits-max_concurrent_viewers"></a>Core: most concurrent viewers: 50 Core Share users (expandable). Source: Teradek product data, seen 2026-10-20.
- <a id="limits-max_destinations"></a>Core: most destinations: Unlimited CDN destinations (5 to 25 hardware decoders per source). Source: Teradek product data, seen 2026-10-20.
- <a id="limits-max_resolution"></a>Core: highest resolution: UHD (3840 × 2160). Source: Teradek product data, seen 2026-10-20.
- <a id="limits-multiview_max"></a>Core: most feeds in one multiview 4. Source: Teradek product data, seen 2026-10-20.
- <a id="limits-retention_days"></a>Core: retention 365 days. Source: Teradek product data, seen 2026-10-20.
- <a id="limits-storage_gb_included"></a>Core: storage included — Not collected yet.

## Capabilities

- <a id="capabilities-comms"></a>Core: communication tools: Cloud IFB, Voice chat, Text chat. Source: Teradek product data, seen 2026-10-20.
- <a id="capabilities-egress_protocols"></a>Core: egress protocols: TRT, SRT, RTMP, RTMPS, WebRTC, HLS, MPEG-TS. Source: Teradek product data, seen 2026-10-20.
- <a id="capabilities-ingest_protocols"></a>Core: ingest protocols: TRT, SRT, RTMP, RTMPS, RTSP, MPEG-TS. Source: Teradek product data, seen 2026-10-20.
- <a id="capabilities-local_mode"></a>Core: local mode: On-Prem / Private Cloud Binary deployment supports local operation without public cloud. Source: Teradek product data, seen 2026-10-20.
- <a id="capabilities-recording"></a>Core: recording: Yes. Source: Teradek product data, seen 2026-10-20.
- <a id="capabilities-transcoding"></a>Core: transcoding: Yes. Source: Teradek product data, seen 2026-10-20.
- <a id="capabilities-core_share"></a>Core: core share — Not collected yet.

- <a id="platforms-api"></a>Core: API: Built entirely on the shared Core API. Source: the owner's statement of 2026-10-22. Owner, 2026-10-22: built entirely on the API for Core (shared API). Teradek product data (seen 2026-10-20) disagrees: "Yes". The owner's statement is the one shown.
- <a id="platforms-api_docs_url"></a>Core: API documentation: https://guide.teradek.com. Source: Teradek product data, seen 2026-10-20.
- <a id="platforms-integrations"></a>Core: integrations: [YouTube](https://specs-dev.teradek.com/api/third-party/tp.google.youtube), [Facebook Live](https://specs-dev.teradek.com/api/third-party/tp.meta.facebook-live), [Twitch](https://specs-dev.teradek.com/api/third-party/tp.twitch.twitch), [Wowza](https://specs-dev.teradek.com/api/third-party/tp.wowza.wowza), [AWS MediaLive](https://specs-dev.teradek.com/api/third-party/tp.amazon.medialive), [Custom RTMP](https://specs-dev.teradek.com/api/third-party/tp.generic.rtmp), [Custom SRT](https://specs-dev.teradek.com/api/third-party/tp.generic.srt). Source: Teradek product data, seen 2026-10-20.

## Protocols

- Core, HLS: ingest not in the published list; egress supported.
- Core, MPEG-TS: ingest supported; egress supported.
- Core, RIST: ingest not in the published list; egress not in the published list.
- Core, RTMP: ingest supported; egress supported.
- Core, RTMPS: ingest supported; egress supported.
- Core, RTSP: ingest supported; egress not in the published list.
- Core, SRT: ingest supported; egress supported.
- Core, TRT: ingest supported; egress supported.
- Core, WebRTC: ingest not in the published list; egress supported.
- Core, WHEP: ingest not in the published list; egress not in the published list.
- Core, WHIP: ingest not in the published list; egress not in the published list.

## Not on this site

- Core: webhooks: Not collected yet.
- No field report (a third-party test, measurement or repair report) is held for Core; the figures here are Teradek's.

## Sources on this page

- [Teradek product data](https://specs-dev.teradek.com/sources/src.teradek-data-7a76ff2a.md)
- [Teradek product data](https://specs-dev.teradek.com/sources/src.teradek-data-91331d0b.md)
- [Teradek product data](https://specs-dev.teradek.com/sources/src.teradek-data-226915ec.md)
- [Teradek product data](https://specs-dev.teradek.com/sources/src.teradek-data-44da865e.md)

## Other topics

- [Plans and add-ons](https://specs-dev.teradek.com/services/svc.core/plans.md)
- [Billing rules](https://specs-dev.teradek.com/services/svc.core/rules.md)
- [Hosting, data residency and security](https://specs-dev.teradek.com/services/svc.core/hosting.md)
- [SLA, support and buying](https://specs-dev.teradek.com/services/svc.core/support.md)
- [Lifecycle and roadmap](https://specs-dev.teradek.com/services/svc.core/lifecycle.md)
- [Supported hardware and compatibility](https://specs-dev.teradek.com/services/svc.core/compatibility.md)
- [Calculator](https://specs-dev.teradek.com/services/svc.core/calculator.md)

Summary: [/services/svc.core.md](https://specs-dev.teradek.com/services/svc.core.md).

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