TV | Dependency (If any) |
Conditional Access | DRM | PlayReady 2.5 integration | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV |
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CDMi with PlayReady 2.5 integration EME v1 | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV |
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CDMi with Widevine v14 integration | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV |
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Device Security
| Input sanitization | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV |
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Upgrade to OpenSSL 1.1.1l | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV |
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Upgrade to NTP 4.2.8.p11 | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV |
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Disable USB Input HID Device | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV | Device Dependency |
Run applications in a secure container | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV |
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Secure bootloader | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV | Device Dependency |
Content Related
| Adaptive Bit Rate
| HLS (HLS v3 and HLS v4) | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV |
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MPEG-DASH | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV |
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HTML-5 Video (MSE/ESE) | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV |
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MPEG-DASH (Native) | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV |
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Audio Output Formats | Stereo | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV |
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Dolby Digital | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV |
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Dolby ATMOS | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV |
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Dolby Digital Plus (7.1 Channels) | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV |
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Split HDMI and SPDIF audio outputs | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV |
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Bit stream Pass-through | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV |
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Dolby MS12 | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV | Device Dependency |
Audio Tracks | SAP, DVS | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV |
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Codecs
| MPEG2, H.264, VP8 | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV |
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High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) (H.265/MPEG-H Part 10) | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV |
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HDR 10 Bit (HEVC HLS) for IP settop | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV | Device Dependency |
Captions | 608, 708 | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV |
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Delivery | Broadcast, Video on Demand | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV |
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Switched Digital Video | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV |
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Video over Wi-Fi Ready | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV | Device Dependency |
Secondary Audio Output to Bluetooth devices | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV |
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IP Multiroom Music Playback (STB to Speakers) | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV |
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DVB | Broadcast DVB support | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV |
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Teletext, Subtitles | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV |
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UHD/4K | RDKServices for 4K and HDR capability information across devices | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV | Device Dependency |
Content Delivery
| Video Input Formats | MPEG2, H.264, VP8 | TV,IP STB |
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Video Output Resolutions | 480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p, 4k | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV |
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Ultra HD/4K, Advanced High Dynamic Range (HDR) | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV | Device Dependency |
Dolby Vision Advanced HDR for VOD | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV | Device Dependency |
HDR 10 | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV | Device Dependency |
Video Over WiFi | UPnP | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV |
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VOD | QAM VOD, IP VOD | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV |
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Ad Insertion
| Ad Insertion | Client Side Ad Insertion (Linear Segmented Advertisement) | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV |
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Server side Ad Insertion | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV | Cloud Dependency |
Ad Insertion – Linear Segmented Advertising | LSA support for ad content read failure | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV | Cloud Dependency |
LSA support for back-to-back ads | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV | Cloud Dependency |
IP DAI | Handle DASH IP VOD Dynamic Ad Insertion (DAI) Transitions | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV | Cloud Dependency |
Rendering | APIs | RDKServices | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV |
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| App Framework | AAMP / RDK MediaPlayer integration | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV |
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| AAMP Buffer health monitoring | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV |
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| Lightning | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV |
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| Firebolt ® SDK download from USB | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV |
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| Application manager | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV |
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| Firebolt ® | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV |
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| Browser Engine | QT WebKit | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV |
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| WebKit Pure Embedded integration | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV |
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| Connection Security | SSL/TLS | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV |
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| Graphics | OpenGL ES | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV |
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| Plugins | WebRTC | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV |
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| Rendering | Westeros Wayland Based Compositor | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV |
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| WPE WebKit | WPE | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV |
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Device Management | Bluetooth Audio | Optimize Bluetooth Discovery & Pairing | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV |
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| Build | Yocto 3.1 Dunfell | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV |
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| Download | TFTP (CDL), HTTP | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV |
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| Download Enhancements (% download, Log timestamps) | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV |
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| Feature Control | Securing RFC parameters via encryption | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV |
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| Firmware Download Enhancements | Omit IP Address From Xconf Firmware Download Request | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV |
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| Initialization & Resets | Remote Reboot, Warehouse Reset, Factory Reset | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV | Cloud Dependency |
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| Detect & log absence of RF signal within 30s of boot (Thermo) | Hybrid STB |
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| Boot Time Optimization (Phase 1) –Approx 5% reduction in Boot Time | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV |
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| Boot Time Optimization (Phase 2) – 20% reduction in Boot Time | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV |
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| Local Diagnostics | HTML Diagnostics | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV |
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| Tuner Reservation Diagnostics | Hybrid STB |
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| Front Panel LED | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV |
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| Logging | TFTP Log Upload, HTTP Log Upload | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV | Cloud Dependency |
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| Distribute (smear) logging uploads (dependent on XCONF Server) | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV | Cloud Dependency |
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| Memory Optimization | Use Flash/SD Card for Firmware Download Temporary Storage (CDL scratchpad) | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV | Device Dependency |
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| MoCa 2.0 | Supports MoCa 2.0 diagnostics | Hybrid STB | Device Dependency |
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| Platform Enhancements | Common WiFi HAL for RDK Video | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV | Device Dependency |
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| Converge to GCC V6.4 for all Yocto versions | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV | Device Dependency |
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| Dynamic DNS : Standardization based on broadband-forum | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV |
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| Power | Standby, Light Sleep | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV |
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| Deep Sleep on IP Clients | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV | Device Dependency |
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| Power Save | Supports ability to enable HDMI port while in standby mode | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV |
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| Remote Management | TR-069, TR-135 | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV | Cloud Dependency |
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| WebPA (IP Clients) | IP STB |
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| ssh (secure shell into the device)/ reverse ssh (send trigger to have device initiate ssh) | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV | CD |
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| Feature Control (Remotely enable/ disable individual features on devices without new code deployment) | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV | Cloud Dependency |
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| Resource Optimization | Improved handling of app termination/suspension conditions (based on available memory rather than concurrency) | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV |
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| Revenant | Persistent WiFi Enable/Disable | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV |
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| Security | Intrusion Detection | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV |
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| Self Healing | Supports hardware self test | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV | Device Dependency |
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| Thermal Monitoring and Shutdown | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV |
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| Self Test | Hardware Self Test via WebPA | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV | Device Dependency |
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| Telemetry | TR-181 Object Telemetry | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV | Cloud Dependency |
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| IP Video Telemetry | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV |
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| WiFi Band | Dual Band WiFi | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV |
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Networking | LAN IP | Auto IP, DHCP, Dual Virtual | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV |
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| eSTB IPv4 | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV |
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| IPv6 for IP clients | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV |
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Wi-Fi | WPA Enterprise (IP settop to use Wi-Fi 802.1x authentication) Ready | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV |