User Specific Features

WEBUI

• Easy monitoring and control of the device using the WebUI
• Enable, disable and modify various modes like Bridge mode,  WiFi SSID and so on directly from WebUI
• Factory Reset the device
• Component : WebUI

SNMP

• Respond to Get requests from SNMP Management System

• Retrieve data from other RDK software components
• Component : CcspSnmpPa

TR069

• Register device to Auto-Configuration Server (ACS) using Inform notification

• Periodically send device information to ACS using Inform notification
• Allow ACS to configure periodic Inform interval
• Retrieve device diagnostics/parameters using GetParameterValues() method
• Set device parameters using SetParameterValues() method
• Factory reset using FactoryReset method
• Device reboot using Reboot method
• Component : CcspTr069Pa

Logging

• Generate logs for all the components and processes.

• Configuration of logging level per component

• Print formatted data to stdout and redirected to a local log file

• Aggregate logs locally on device
• Extract logs to server for analysis
• Component :  RDKLogger
  
  

MSO Specific Features

MSO has some additional features on top of the features mentioned above.

Dynamic DNS 

• Support for automatically updating a name server in the Domain Name System (DNS)

• Allows maximum of 4 host names
• Component : CcspXDNS

Routing

• Provides support for Routing Information Protocol using which  MSO can monitor the routing information for the packets being interfaced from the device

HS Port Forwarding

• Supports port forwarding feature for home security network
• Component : CcspHomeSecurity

Xconf Firmware upgrade

• Single entity for managing firmware on set-top
• Provides set-top
  • Which firmware version
  • From where to download
  • How (protocol) to download
• Web interface for server side rule administration
• Key Highlights
  • Users can set download protocol
    • HTTPs as preferred method
  • Ability to decouple downloads from reboot
  • Ability to schedule firmware checks (During boot-up/Later), Configurable based on time zones, quiet times
  • Ability to redirect to secure download end points
  • Supports
    • Upgrade of Primary firmware
    • Remote Control
    • Disaster recovery images
    • Warehouse upgrades

Service & Scripts

Service Name : /lib/systemd/system/swupdate.service

Helper Script : /lib/rdk/swupdate_utility.sh

Main Script : /lib/rdk/deviceInitiatedFWDnld.sh

RDK Feature Control

• Operational limitations that lead to RFC
  • The only way to disable a new feature in the field was to rollback to the older firmware
  • Lack of options to do a feature deployment in a subset of devices
  • Lack of options to deliver dynamic configurations to the box
• Using RFC
  • Enables quicker roll out of features
  • Enables a secure channel for delivering runtime configurations to the device
  • Ability to control when the feature needs to be enabled/disabled ? Disable now/ Disable during reboot
• Component :  RDK Feature Control

RDK Telemetry

• Telemetry is required to have more timely data about device health and status.
• With telemetry:
  • Data is more real-time
  • Metrics are available through configurable SLA policies
    • Critical matrix in real-time
    • Lower priority metrics in pre-scheduled interval
  • Real time metrics use terse key/value pairs.
• The log and telemetry upload process is controlled through dcm-log service
• Component : Telemetry

WEBPA

• WEBPA protocol provides this functionality of read/write access to device management parameters in an efficient manner as compared to TR-69 or SNMP.
• Component : WebPA

Captive Portal

• Feature of Smart Internet
• Account/Device activation
  • devices has to be first "activated" on the account and network
  • On fresh boot up and factory reset, Captive Portal prompts to change the default SSID network name and password
• Allows user to personalize their WiFi SSIDs. This Step needs to be completed to connect to the internet.
• TR181 parameter for captive portal:
  • Device.DeviceInfo.X_RDKCENTRAL-COM_CaptivePortalEnable