The RDK‐V Feature List is categorized by the below functions, Enhancements and new features are developed and contributed asynchronously by members of the RDK Community.gliffy

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Conditional Access
Description	Dependency (If any)

Licensee Features

RDK-V Features for Licensee User

Conditional Access

Feature CategoryFeature detailsConditional Access

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	CommScope CableCard Decrypt, PPV Ready	Device Dependency
	Technicolor CableCard Decrypt, PPV Ready	Device Dependency

Containerization of key processes in support of European CA requirements (

D‐BUS

D-BUS, RMF, container for remaining processes)

Selectable Output ControlDisable analog output for individual programs


DRM

DTCP integrationMicrosoft PlayReady

PlayReady 2.5 with RDK Security API integration

Content Related


CDMi with PlayReady 2.5 integration EME v1
CDMi with Widevine v14 integration CDMi with Widevine v14 integration
DTCP	DTCP integration
Secure Connections	Remove all lower TLS fallbacks for connections to Xconf/DCM
Security Vulnerabilities	Input sanitization of htmldiag cgi-bin scripts
	Upgrade to OpenSSL1.0.2o (Yocto Platforms)
	Upgrade to NTP 4.2.8.p11	Device Dependency
	Disable USB Input HID Device	Device Dependency
Content Related	Adaptive Bit Rate	HLS (HLS v3 and HLS v4)
		MPEG-DASH (gstreamer plug-in)
		HTLM-5 Video (MSE/ESE)
		MPEG-DASH (Native

Feature CategoryFeature DetailsAdaptive Bit Rate
HLSMPEG‐DASH (gstreamer plug‐in)HTLM‐5 Video (MSE/ESE)Codecs
MPEG2, H.264, VP8High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) (H.265/MPEG‐H Part 10)HDR 10 Bit (HEVC HLS) for IP settopVideo Input FormatsMPEG2, H.264, VP8Video Output Resolutions
480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i, 1080pAdvanced High Dynamic Range (HDR

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Audio Input Formats	MPEG, MP3, AAC, LPCM, AC3
Audio Output Formats	Stereo
	Dolby Digital
	Dolby ATMOS
	Dolby Digital Plus (7.1 Channels)
	Split HDMI and SPDIF audio outputs
	Bit stream

Pass‐through

Pass-through
Dolby MS12	Device Dependency
Audio Tracks	SAP, DVS
Codecs	MPEG2, H.264, VP8
	High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) (H.265/MPEG-H Part 10)
	HDR 10 Bit (HEVC HLS) for IP settop	Device Dependency
	HDR 10 4K IP VOD	Device Dependency
Captions	608, 708
Delivery	Broadcast, Video on Demand
	Switched Digital Video
	Video over Wi-Fi (XG->Xi, XG->XB/XW->Xi, XB->IP) Ready	Device Dependency
	IP Multiroom Music Playback (STB to Speakers)
DVB	Broadcast DVB-C support
	Teletext, Subtitles

In‐Band


In-Band System Information
EAS	QAM EAS, IP EAS

Anchorsongidsongid

Rendering

Feature CategoryFeature Details


Song Identification	Create Audio Tracks for song recognition services

AnchorgooglecastgooglecastGooglecastStreams content from mobile/laptop to settop via Chromecast built-in to display on TV

Content Delivery

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Rendering

UHD/4K	Service Manager APIs for 4K and HDR capability information across devices	Device Dependency
UHD/4K	Supports IP Time Shift Buffer for DASH Linear content
Content Delivery	Video Input Formats	MPEG2, H.264, VP8
	Video Output Resolutions	480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p
		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
	VOD	QAM VOD, IP VOD
Ad Insertion	Ad Insertion	Client Side Ad Insertion (Linear Segmented Advertisement)
		RFC Control of LSA – “Programmer Enablement”	Cloud Dependency
		Reassemble segmented SCTE-35 splice information
	Ad Insertion – Linear Segmented Advertising	LSA support for back-to-back ads	Cloud Dependency
	Ad Insertion – Linear Segmented Advertising	LSA support for back-to-back ads
	IP DAI	Handle DASH IP VOD Dynamic Ad Insertion (DAI) Transitions	Cloud Dependency
	IP DAI	Handle DASH IP VOD Dynamic Ad Insertion (DAI) Hangnail Fragments	Cloud Dependency

	Advertising Impressions/ Ad Watermarking	Monitor primary tuner for ETV Ad Data, report upstream

Ad InsertionClient Side Ad Insertion (Linear Segmented Advertisement)

	Cloud Dependency
APIs	Service Manager
App Framework	AAMP / RDK MediaPlayer integration on Raspberry Pi
	AAMP Buffer health monitoring
	AAMP support for VTT caption tracks
	Sound Playback for Spark + Native Apps
	Firebolt SDK download from USB
	Optimus Prime application manager
	Firebolt on Raspberry Pi

APIsServiceManager

Device Management

Browser Engine	QT WebKit 5.1.1
Browser Engine	WebKit Pure Embedded integration
Connection Security	SSL/TLS
Graphics	DirectFB, OpenGL ES
Plugins	WebRTC
Rendering	QT 5.1.1
	Westeros Wayland Based Compositor
	pxscene (node.js JavaScript engine)
WPE WebKit	WPE on Raspberry Pi

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	App Launch Optimization	Migrate from system-journald to syslog-ng for improved performance (~10% reduction in CPU load)
	Bluetooth Audio	Optimize Bluetooth Discovery & Pairing
	Build	Yocto 2.2 Morty on Raspberry Pi Reference Platform

Feature CategoryFeature Details


Download	TFTP (CDL), HTTP
Download	Download Enhancements (% download, Log timestamps)
Feature Control	Securing RFC parameters via encryption
Firmware Download Enhancements	Omit IP Address From Xconf Firmware Download Request
Image Compression	Brotli Firmware Image Compression
Implementation	Converge RDK Video and RDK Broadband Messaging Bus
Initialization & Resets	Remote Reboot, Warehouse Reset, Factory Reset	Cloud Dependency
	Detect & log absence of RF signal within 30s of boot (Thermo)
	Boot Time Optimization (Phase 1) –Approx 5% reduction in Boot Time
	Boot Time Optimization (Phase 2) – 20% reduction in Boot Time
Kernel	Linux 4.14 on Raspberry Pi Reference Platform
Local Diagnostics	HTML Diagnostics
	Tuner Reservation Diagnostics
	Front Panel LED
Logging	TFTP Log Upload, HTTP Log Upload

Additional logging parameters

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
	Suspends time shift buffer on transitions to new content
	Uniform flash mounting services for Video devices
Power	Standby, Light Sleep
Power	Deep Sleep on IP Clients	Device Dependency
Power Save	Supports ability to enable HDMI port while in standby mode

Additional logging triggers


Remote Management	SNMP

, TR‐069

, TR-069, TR-135	Cloud Dependency
SNMP v3
SNMP Security Hardening
WebPA (IP Clients)
WebPA (QAM Clients)
ssh (secure shell into the device)/

reverse ssh (send trigger to have device initiate ssh)
Feature Control (Remotely enable/ disable individual features on devices without new code deployment)

Telemetry
TR‐181 Object Telemetry AnchortelemetrytelemetryBluetooth Diagnostics & Telemetry EnhancementsIP Video TelemetryPower
Standby, Light SleepDeep Sleep on IP Clients

Cloud Dependency
Resource Optimization	Improved handling of app termination/suspension conditions (based on available memory rather than concurrency)
Revenant	Persistent WiFi Enable/Disable
Security	Intrusion Detection
Self Healing	Supports hardware self test	Device Dependency
Self Healing	Thermal Monitoring and Shutdown

Power Save Expansion (Deep Sleep on Hybrid Video Gateway)


Self Test	Self Test App	Device Dependency
Self Test	Hardware Self Test via WebPA

Self Healing

Thermal Monitoring and Shutdown

Anchorhealing

Device Dependency
Telemetry	TR-181 Object Telemetry	Cloud Dependency
	IP Video Telemetry

healing

Networking

Feature CategoryFeature Details


Tools	DOCSIS Spectrum Analyzer

SecurityIntrusion DetectionIntrusion Detection EnhancementsImplementationConverge RDK‐V and RDK‐B Messaging Bus

Kernel

Linux 4.9 AnchorlinuxlinuxBuildYocto 2.1 Krogoth on Raspberry Pi Reference PlatformYocto 2.2 MortyImage CompressionBrotli Firmware Image Compression

RDK Security

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Keep privileged processes separate from others

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Linux Hardening

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Networking

WiFi Band & AP Steering	Configurable WiFi Roaming Settings
WiFi Band & AP Steering	Dual Band WiFi

	DLNA	VidiPath (DNLA

CVP‐2

CVP-2)
DSG	DOCSIS ready
IP Direct	IP Direct support on DOCSIS devices
LAN IP	Auto IP, DHCP, Dual Virtual
MOCA	MOCA 2.0 support on the home network	Device Dependency
WAN IP	eCM IPv4/IPv6, eSTB IPv4
WAN IP	IPv6 for IP clients

Wi‐Fi


Wi-Fi	Onboard/Recovery SSID (Lost+Found) Ready

Home Network QoS Ready

Device Dependency

WPA Enterprise (IP settop to use

Wi‐Fi Feature CategoryFeature Details

Wi-Fi 802.1x authentication) Ready

Display, Audio & Video Output

Ports/Peripherals
Device Dependency

Audio Output Ports	HDMI, SPDIF, Composite Ready	Device Dependency
Audio Output Ports	Bluetooth Audio Output Ready	Device Dependency
HDMI	HDMI Out, HDCP Enforcement, HDMI In
	HDMI Consumer Electronics Control (

HDMI‐CEC

HDMI-CEC) Power Sync
HDMI Switching (Combine CEC and HDMI Input features to enable advanced switching)

Video Output PortsHDMI, Component, CompositeFeature CategoryFeature DetailsUser Input handlingFP

User Input Handling

USB

slot for UI navigation using keypad.IR, RF or keyboard input handling, RF Remote with Automatic pairingRF4CE pairingRouting of IR to different applications based on focus rulesVoice Remote (RF4CE Based)

USB Control

	WebRTC Camera Ready	Device Dependency
	USB

Feature CategoryFeature DetailsUSBUSB

Port Detection and Control Ready

Closed Caption

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Copy Protection

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Diagnostics

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Front Panel

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Device Dependency
USB Camera Support Ready	Device Dependency
WebRTC HW acceleration for encode/decode to enhance performance
User Input	IR Remote
	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

Language Selection

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RDK Logging

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Output Settings - Audio/Video

Feature CategoryFeature DetailsOutput settingsVideo output resolution selectionVideo output aspect ratio selectionAudio output configurationSupport for HDMI, Component, RF or composite outputAuto-select for HDMI output resolutionHD or SD output for Graphics/videoConfiguration for aspect ratio conversionReverting to safe resolutions based on special key sequences

RDK Resources

[RDK Preferred]

Code Management Facility

RDK Forums

[RDK Conferences]

RDK Support

Archives

In the News!

Versions Compared

Old Version 86

New Version 87

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Category

Feature

Description

Dependency (If any)

Licensee Features

Conditional Access

Upcoming Features

Content Related

Rendering

Content Delivery

Networking

RDK Security

Display, Audio & Video Output

User Input Handling

USB Control

Closed Caption

Copy Protection

Diagnostics

Front Panel

Language Selection

RDK Logging

Output Settings - Audio/Video

RDK Resources

[*RDK Preferred*]

Code Management Facility

RDK Forums

[RDK Conferences]

RDK Support

Archives

In the News!

Page History

Versions Compared

Old Version 86

New Version 87

Key

Category

Feature

Description

Dependency (If any)

Licensee Features

Conditional Access

Upcoming Features

Content Related

Rendering

Content Delivery

Networking

RDK Security

Display, Audio & Video Output

User Input Handling

USB Control

Closed Caption

Copy Protection

Diagnostics

Front Panel

Language Selection

RDK Logging

Output Settings - Audio/Video

[RDK Preferred]