Category | Feature | Description | Dependency (If any) |
Content Related
| Adaptive Bit Rate
| HLS (HLS v3 and HLS v4) |
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| MPEG-DASH (gstreamer plug-in) |
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| HTLM-5 Video (MSE/ESE) |
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| MPEG-DASH (Native) |
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| Audio Input Formats | MPEG, MP3, AAC, LPCM, AC3 |
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| Audio Output Formats | Stereo |
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| Dolby Digital |
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| Dolby ATMOS |
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| Dolby Digital Plus (7.1 Channels) |
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| Split HDMI and SPDIF audio outputs |
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| Bit stream Pass-through |
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| Dolby MS12 | Device Dependency |
| Audio Tracks | SAP, DVS |
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| Codecs | MPEG2, H.264, VP8 |
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| High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) (H.265/MPEG-H Part 10) |
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| HDR 10 Bit (HEVC HLS) for IP settop | Device Dependency |
| HDR 10 4K IP VOD | Device Dependency |
| Delivery | Broadcast, Video on Demand |
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| Switched Digital Video |
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| Video over Wi-Fi (XG->Xi, XG->XB/XW->Xi, XB->IP) Ready | Device Dependency |
| IP Multiroom Music Playback (STB to Speakers) |
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| DVB | Broadcast DVB-C support |
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| Teletext, Subtitles |
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| In-Band System Information |
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| EAS | QAM EAS, IP EAS |
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| Song Identification | Create Audio Tracks for song recognition services |
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| UHD/4K | Service Manager APIs for 4K and HDR capability information across devices | Device Dependency |
Content Delivery
| Video Input Formats | MPEG2, H.264, VP8 |
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| Video Output Resolutions | 480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p |
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| Ultra HD/4K, Advanced High Dynamic Range (HDR) | Device Dependency |
| Dolby Vision Advanced HDR for VOD | Device Dependency |
| Video Over WiFi | Refactor UPnP on Xi to be compatible with XB |
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| VOD | QAM VOD, IP VOD |
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Rendering
| Advertising Impressions/ Ad Watermarking | Monitor primary tuner for ETV Ad Data, report upstream | Cloud Dependency |
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| APIs | Service Manager |
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| App Framework | AAMP / RDK MediaPlayer integration on Raspberry Pi |
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| AAMP Buffer health monitoring |
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| Sound Playback for Spark + Native Apps |
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| Firebolt ® SDK download from USB |
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| Optimus Prime application manager |
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| Firebolt ® on Raspberry Pi |
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| Browser Engine | QT WebKit 5.1.1 |
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| WebKit Pure Embedded integration |
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| Connection Security | SSL/TLS |
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| Graphics | DirectFB, OpenGL ES |
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| Plugins | WebRTC |
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Rendering
| QT 5.1.1 |
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| Westeros Wayland Based Compositor |
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| WPE WebKit | WPE on Raspberry Pi |
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Device Management
| App Launch Optimization | Migrate from system-journald to syslog-ng for improved performance (~10% reduction in CPU load) |
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| Bluetooth Audio | Optimize Bluetooth Discovery & Pairing |
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| Build | Yocto 2.2 Morty on Raspberry Pi Reference Platform |
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| Download | TFTP (CDL), HTTP |
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| Download Enhancements (% download, Log timestamps) |
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| Feature Control | Securing RFC parameters via encryption |
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| Firmware Download Enhancements | Omit IP Address From Xconf Firmware Download Request |
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| Image Compression | Brotli Firmware Image Compression |
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| Implementation | Converge RDK Video and RDK Broadband Messaging Bus |
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| Initialization & Resets | Remote Reboot, Warehouse Reset, Factory Reset | Cloud Dependency |
| Detect & log absence of RF signal within 30s of boot (Thermo) |
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| Boot Time Optimization (Phase 1) –Approx 5% reduction in Boot Time |
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| Boot Time Optimization (Phase 2) – 20% reduction in Boot Time |
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| Kernel | Linux 4.14 on Raspberry Pi Reference Platform |
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| Local Diagnostics | HTML Diagnostics |
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| Tuner Reservation Diagnostics |
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| Front Panel LED |
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| Logging | TFTP Log Upload, HTTP Log Upload | Cloud Dependency |
| Distribute (smear) logging uploads (dependent on XCONF Server) | Cloud Dependency |
| Memory Optimization | Use Flash/SD Card for Firmware Download Temporary Storage (CDL scratchpad) | Device Dependency |
| MoCa 2.0 | Supports MoCa 2.0 diagnostics | Device Dependency |
| Platform Enhancements | Common WiFi HAL for RDK Video | Device Dependency |
| Converge to GCC V6.4 for all Yocto versions | Device Dependency |
| Uniform flash mounting services for Video devices |
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| Power | Standby, Light Sleep |
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| Deep Sleep on IP Clients | Device Dependency |
| Power Save | Supports ability to enable HDMI port while in standby mode |
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| Remote Management | SNMP, TR-069, TR-135 | Cloud Dependency |
| SNMP v3 |
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| SNMP Security Hardening |
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| WebPA (IP Clients) |
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| WebPA (QAM Clients) |
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| ssh (secure shell into the device)/ reverse ssh (send trigger to have device initiate ssh) |
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| Feature Control (Remotely enable/ disable individual features on devices without new code deployment) | Cloud Dependency |
| Resource Optimization | Improved handling of app termination/suspension conditions (based on available memory rather than concurrency) |
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| Revenant | Persistent WiFi Enable/Disable |
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| Security | Intrusion Detection |
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| Self Healing | Supports hardware self test | Device Dependency |
| Thermal Monitoring and Shutdown |
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| Self Test | Self Test App | Device Dependency |
| Hardware Self Test via WebPA | Device Dependency |
| Telemetry | TR-181 Object Telemetry | Cloud Dependency |
| IP Video Telemetry |
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| Tools | DOCSIS Spectrum Analyzer |
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| WiFi Band & AP Steering | Configurable WiFi Roaming Settings |
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| Dual Band WiFi |
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Networking
| DLNA | VidiPath (DNLA CVP-2) |
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| DSG | DOCSIS ready |
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| IP Direct | IP Direct support on DOCSIS devices |
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| LAN IP | Auto IP, DHCP, Dual Virtual |
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| MOCA | MOCA 2.0 support on the home network | Device Dependency |
| WAN IP | eCM IPv4/IPv6, eSTB IPv4 |
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| IPv6 for IP clients |
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| Wi-Fi | Onboard/Recovery SSID (Lost+Found) Ready | Device Dependency |
| WPA Enterprise (IP settop to use Wi-Fi 802.1x authentication) Ready | Device Dependency |
Ports/Peripherals
| Audio Output Ports | HDMI, SPDIF, Composite Ready | Device Dependency |
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| Bluetooth Audio Output Ready | Device Dependency |
| HDMI | HDMI Out, HDCP Enforcement, HDMI In |
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| HDMI Consumer Electronics Control (HDMI-CEC) Power Sync |
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| HDMI Switching (Combine CEC and HDMI Input features to enable advanced switching) |
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| USB | WebRTC Camera Ready | Device Dependency |
| USB Port Detection and Control Ready | Device Dependency |
| USB Camera Support Ready | Device Dependency |
| WebRTC HW acceleration for encode/decode to enhance performance |
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User Input
| IR Remote |
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| RF Remote with Automatic Pairing to Settop Ready | Device Dependency |
| Voice Remote (RF4CE based) Ready | Device and Cloud Dependency |
| Video Output Ports | HDMI, Component, Composite |
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