RDK
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+ New items, * Changed items, ‡ Cloud dependency, § Device dependency
is a community-based project that allows developers, vendors and cable operators to use a defined stack of software on one layer in order to provision set-top boxes and gateways. Unique features of RDK such as commitment to open source, speed and flexibility of RDK-based devices makes it stand out from the conventional settop software stacks.
- The RDK is a standardized open source software stack that sits below the MVPD application/services layer and provides a common interface to SoC’s, acting as a universal SoC adapter that allows portability across hardware platforms.
- The RDK Broadband standardized stack provides complex broadband and management functions such as Mesh Networks, WiFi Management, and Device Management.
The RDK Broadband Feature List is categorized by the below functions, Enhancements and new features are developed and contributed asynchronously by members of the RDK Community.
| Category | Feature | Feature | Dependency(If any) |
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Home Networking |
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Feature Category | Feature | Availability | Camera | Camera Onboarding (discovery via UPnP) |
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Available §| Device dependency |
| GRE | Soft Generic Routing Encapsulation |
Available |
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| HNAP | HNAP Support (for Home Security) |
Available | Available §| Device dependency |
| Bluetooth LE Ready |
Available |
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| Bluetooth LE App Manager (For Tile Detection and Ring) |
Available +Available +Available |
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| IP Configuration | Static IP Provisioning (DSLite based) |
Available | Available |
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| Subnet Mask Configurability Ready |
Available §| Device dependency |
| LAN | DSCP marking for first northbound packets |
Available |
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| Ability to Disable LAN DHCP |
Available |
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| New CcspEthAgent component to manage Ethernet interface and clients |
Available |
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| WAN | New EthWan component to enable wan side connection through Ethernet port |
Available | Available §| Device dependency |
| WAN Manager |
Available +§| New items, Device dependency |
| Wi-Fi Home Network QOS | Home Network Quality of Service |
Available |
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| Wi-Fi | Active Band Steering |
Available |
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| Configuration of Transmission Rates for the 2.4 and 5 GHz Bands |
Available |
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| Create telemetry markers for WiFi vAP (SSID) up percentages |
Available |
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| Dual Band support on XH SSID |
Available |
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| Lost+Found SSID – Automatic WiFi Onboarding |
AvailableAvailable §| Device dependency |
| Private Wi-Fi |
Available | Available |
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| Split Configuration - Band steering (POC) |
Available §| Device dependency |
| Wi-Fi ATM/DCS/DFS Ready |
Available § | RDK Broadband Features – Content
| Feature Category | Feature | Availability |
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| WiFi | Wi-Fi Spectrum Analysis Ready |
Available §‡| Device dependency, Cloud dependency |
| Wi-Fi Telemetry |
Available ‡| Cloud dependency |
| HAL for easyconnect and passpoint |
Available +| New items |
| Device Profile | DOCSIS 3.0 Support |
AvailableAvailable §Available § Available +§| New items, Device dependency |
| GPON |
Available +§| New items, Device dependency |
| Video | Video over Wi-Fi (client required) |
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| VidiPath |
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Device Management
| Administration | Local Admin Pages |
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| Feature Control (Remotely enable/ disable individual features on devices without new code deployment) | Cloud dependency |
| Cloud Management (WebPA & TR-181 based) |
Available | VidiPath | Available | ...
| Cloud dependency |
| MeshAgent – Adaption layer between WiFi extender and cloud based management services |
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| Boot Up & System time | Additional Boot Up information |
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| Synchronize System Time with NTP Server |
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| Build | Yocto 3.1 Dunfell on Raspberry Pi Reference Platform | Changed items |
| Download | HTTP Code Download |
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| XCONF Code Download & Device Management (client) | Cloud dependency |
| XCONF Server | Cloud dependency |
| Implementation | Converge RDK Video and RDK Broadband Messaging Bus |
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| Support for Cujo Rabid Framework for Parental Control |
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| Rabid Framework for Finger Printing |
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| Initialization & Reset | Boot Time Optimization |
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| Kernel | Linux 5.4.72 | Device dependency, Changed items |
| Linux Containers | Initial container implementation |
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| Linux Container for lighttpd |
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| Monitoring | TR-069/TR-181 |
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| SNMP |
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| SNMPv3 Migration |
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| Alias Manager – Exposing Custom DML for MSO specific names | New items |
| SNMP Security Hardening |
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| RDK Telemetry | Cloud dependency |
| WebPA | Cloud dependency |
| TR-181 Object Telemetry | Cloud dependency |
| Broadband Profiling (SpeedTest to Gateway device) |
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| Platform Enhancement | Read factory CM MAC (WAN MAC for non CM device) from hardware. | Device dependency |
| Power | Battery Backup Ready | Device dependency |
| RFC | Configurable RFC Check-in immediately |
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| Security | Device-agnostic platform hooks for CEDM Phase 1 |
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| Intrusion Detection |
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| Remove Tr69 sharedKey stored in the clear | Device dependency |
| Update credential encryption/decryption utility to avoid platform specific prebuilt images |
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| Update dnsmasq to version 2.78 or above |
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| Self Healing | Resource Monitoring |
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| Need to limit the Ping failure based erouter Reset recovery mechanism | Device dependency |
| Telemetry | WHiX - Create telemetry markers for channel noise floor |
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| Supports the ability to configure a "Unique Identification Telemetry Tag" to be used in the telemetry report |
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| Create telemetry markers for Maximum TX_RATE, RX_RATE per client |
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