According to ABI Research, the overall infrastructure video equipment market will grow to $3.8 billion in 2017, up from $2.8 billion in 2012. Video encoders represent the fastest growing sub segment of the market, growing at more than 10% annually, compared to the market as a whole at 6%. Classic video servers, which are experiencing a high rate of integration as well as replacement with IP-based architectures, increase at about 3% annually.