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
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