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

Xconf Firmware upgrade

Overview

• 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

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