RDK-B provides a range of broadband services to both the users and the service providers. 

Business Router Feature

  • Offers carrier grade Internet to Small and Medium Businesses (SMB) residing within the Service Provider footprint.
  • As part of this support is provided for:
    • WiFi – 5 GHz with 4x4 and 2.4 GHz with 2x2
    • Voice support with 8 FXS ports
    • 8 Gigabit Ethernet ports – ports 1 - 4 support 1Gbps individually while port 5-8 support shared capacity of 1 Gbps
    • Power over Ethernet (PoE) on ethernet port 8
    • functionalities like content filtering, bridge mode, various levels of firewall, and remote access to control the router

WiFi

  • WiFi connectivity over both 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz.
  • WPS support for WiFi connectivity
  • Easy monitoring of WiFi credentials though UI
  • WiFi Air Time Management feature helps the user to assign weight and prioritize the bandwidth allocation based on SSID
  • WiFi Spectrum Analyzer feature provides the real time metrics for the WiFi radio spectrum
  • Band Steering feature helps the device to smartly switch the connected devices between 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz frequency band
  • WiFi Range Extender support
  • Prefer Private Mode when enabled prioritizes the private SSID over hotspot while at home
  • Component :  CcspWifiAgent

Hotspot

  • Ability to access the service provider network outside the home WiFi range
  • Component :  hotspot

Passpoint

  •  Protocol that helps users discover and authenticate to Wi-Fi hotspots to access the internet.
  •  Passpoint is based on Hotspot2.0 technology

Home Security - HNAP

  • Supports Home Network Administration Protocol (HNAP)
  • HNAP  is an HTTP-Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP)-based protocol that allows advanced programmatic configuration and management by remote entities
  • Component :  CcspHomeSecurity

MoCA

  • Supports MoCA 2.0 for WiFi extenders
  • Multimedia over Coax Alliance (MoCA) supports networking over coaxial cable
  • Component : CcspMoCA

WiFi Protected Setup: (WPS)

  • A wireless network security standard that tries to make connections between a router and wireless devices.
  • Faster and easier for wireless networks that use a password  encrypted with the WPA Personal or WPA2 Personal security protocols

MeshAgent

  • RDK gateway includes wifi extender functionality which can be disabled/enabled on demand. This creates a Mesh network using a daemon called “Mesh agent” running on the gateways.
  • MeshAgent facilitates the platform needed for the Wifi extender
  • Performs synchronization of SSID / passwords / security modes between the Gateway and the 3rd party extender services / middleware

Ethwan

  • EthWAN provides the functionality to enable wan side connection through Ethernet port.  More details can be found here

EPON Agent

  •     EPON Agent is a CCSP component that exposes TR181 parameters related to the DPoE ONU interface characteristics.
  •     Component: CcspEPONAgent


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