The Reference Design Kit (RDK) was designed to facilitate the launch of next-generation video and broadband services. It is an open-source software distribution with pre-integrated components that provide a standard architecture for powering CPE from communications service providers, such as set-top boxes, modem/routers, and other devices.
With the evolution of technology, the RDK community has emerged at the forefront of creating universal, differentiated, and customized use cases across industries. The RDK-Camera reference design one such instance, and is easy to use, affordable, and adaptable for developing and constructing cutting-edge smart cameras.
RDK-C provides a common set of software components to build IP-based video cameras with standard functions, such as live streaming and continuous recording. RDK accelerates the deployment of next-gen IP camera products and services, while simplifying the customization of the application and user experience.

Supported Features

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High Level Architecture

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RMS (RDK Media Streamer)
- RDK Media Stream is an media server capable of delivering your live and on-‐demand content to any screen
- RMS is not just a multi-‐format, multi-‐protocol server that delivers your media rich content across multiple screens and platforms.
- Capable of ingesting a single live H.264 video stream from either an MPEG-‐TS, RTMP, or RTP encoder and concurrently transforming and redistributing the stream to any other endpoint including PCs, Macs, mobile phones, tablets, and televisions.
- RMS uses WebRTC streaming protocol for end to end streaming

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