1. A method comprising: capturing video data using a video source disposed at an acquisition end, the video data comprising a plurality of individual frames of video data that are captured during a first period of time, the individual frames of video data being captured consecutively at a known frame rate; forming a first data-frame-group comprising at least two individual frames of video data selected from the plurality of individual frames of video data, the first data-frame-group comprising relatively fewer individual frames of video data than the plurality of individual frames of video data; transmitting the first data-frame-group from the acquisition end to a remotely located server via an IP network; forming a second data-frame-group comprising at least two other individual frames of video data selected from the plurality of individual frames of video data, the second data-frame-group and the first data-frame-group in combination comprising fewer individual frames of video data than the plurality of individual frames of video data; and, transmitting the second data-frame-group from the acquisition end to a remotely located server via an IP network.