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RDK 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‐V standardized stack provides a common method to manage complex video and management functions such as rendering, content, content security, device management, networking, & peripherals.
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.
Category | Feature | Description | Supported by IP STB/Hybrid STB/TV | Dependency (If any) |
Conditional Access | Conditional Access | CommScope CableCard Decrypt, PPV Ready | Hybrid STB | Device Dependency |
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Technicolor CableCard Decrypt, PPV Ready | Hybrid STB | Device Dependency | ||
CI++ | Hybrid STB | Device Dependency/Region dependency | ||
DRM | PlayReady 2.5 integration | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV | ||
CDMi with PlayReady 2.5 integration EME v1 | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV | |||
CDMi with Widevine v14 integration | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV | |||
Support HTML5 encrypted video via EME v3 for Widevine | ||||
DTCP | DTCP integration | Hybrid STB-media client | ||
Device Security | Input sanitization | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV | ||
Upgrade to OpenSSL 1.1.1l | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV | |||
Upgrade to NTP 4.2.8.p11 | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV | |||
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 | |||
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 | |
MPEG-DASH | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV | |||
HTML-5 Video (MSE/ESE) | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV | |||
MPEG-DASH (Native) | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV | |||
Audio Output Formats | Stereo | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV | ||
Dolby Digital | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV | |||
Dolby ATMOS | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV | |||
Dolby Digital Plus (7.1 Channels) | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV | |||
Split HDMI and SPDIF audio outputs | IP STB/Hybrid STB/TV-CHECK | |||
Bit stream Pass-through | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV | |||
Dolby MS12 | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV | Device Dependency | ||
Audio Tracks | SAP, DVS | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV | ||
Codecs | MPEG2, H.264, VP8 | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV | ||
High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) (H.265/MPEG-H Part 10) | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV | |||
HDR 10 Bit (HEVC HLS) for IP settop | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV | Device Dependency | ||
Captions | 608, 708 | |||
Delivery | Broadcast, Video on Demand | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV | ||
Switched Digital Video | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV | |||
Video over Wi-Fi Ready | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV | Device Dependency | ||
Secondary Audio Output to Bluetooth devices | ||||
IP Multiroom Music Playback (STB to Speakers) | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV-CHECK | |||
DVB | Broadcast DVB support | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV | ||
Teletext, Subtitles | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV | |||
In-Band System Information | Hybrid | |||
EAS | QAM EAS | Hybrid | ||
UHD/4K | RDKServices for 4K and HDR capability information across devices | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV | Device Dependency | |
Supports IP Time Shift Buffer for DASH Linear content | ||||
Content Delivery | Video Output Resolutions | 480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p, 4k | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV | |
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 | ||
VOD | QAM VOD, IP VOD | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV | ||
Ad Insertion | Ad Insertion | Client Side Ad Insertion (Linear Segmented Advertisement) | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV | |
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 | Advertising Impressions/ Ad Watermarking | Monitor primary tuner for ETV Ad Data, report upstream | IP STB/Hybrid STB/TV-CHECK | Cloud Dependency |
APIs | RDKServices | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV | ||
App Framework | AAMP / RDK MediaPlayer integration | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV | ||
AAMP Buffer health monitoring | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV | |||
AAMP support for VTT caption tracks | ||||
Lightning | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV | |||
Firebolt ® SDK download from USB | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV | |||
Application manager | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV | |||
Firebolt ® | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV | |||
Use westerossink by default to improve video quality | ||||
Browser Engine | QT WebKit | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV | ||
WebKit Pure Embedded integration | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV | |||
Connection Security | SSL/TLS | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV | ||
Graphics | OpenGL ES | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV | ||
Plugins | WebRTC | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV | ||
Rendering | Westeros Wayland Based Compositor | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV | ||
WPE WebKit | WPE | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV | ||
Device Management | Bluetooth Audio | Optimize Bluetooth Discovery & Pairing | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV | |
Build | Yocto 3.1 Dunfell | IP STB, Hybrid STB, and TV | ||
Download | TFTP (CDL), HTTP | IP STB/Hybrid STB/TV | ||
Download Enhancements (% download, Log timestamps) | IP STB/Hybrid STB/TV | |||
Feature Control | Securing RFC parameters via encryption | IP STB/Hybrid STB/TV | ||
Firmware Download Enhancements | Omit IP Address From Xconf Firmware Download Request | IP STB/Hybrid STB/TV | ||
Image Compression | Brotli Firmware Image Compression | IP STB/Hybrid STB/TV-CHECK | ||
Initialization & Resets | Remote Reboot, Warehouse Reset, Factory Reset | IP STB/Hybrid STB/TV | Cloud Dependency | |
Detect & log absence of RF signal within 30s of boot (Thermo) | Hybrid STB | |||
Boot Time Optimization (Phase 1) –Approx 5% reduction in Boot Time | IP STB/Hybrid STB/TV | |||
Boot Time Optimization (Phase 2) – 20% reduction in Boot Time | IP STB/Hybrid STB/TV | |||
Local Diagnostics | HTML Diagnostics | IP STB/Hybrid STB/TV | ||
Tuner Reservation Diagnostics | Hybrid STB | |||
Front Panel LED | IP STB/Hybrid STB/TV | |||
Logging | TFTP Log Upload, HTTP Log Upload | IP STB/Hybrid STB/TV | Cloud Dependency | |
Distribute (smear) logging uploads (dependent on XCONF Server) | IP STB/Hybrid STB/TV | Cloud Dependency | ||
Memory Optimization | Use Flash/SD Card for Firmware Download Temporary Storage (CDL scratchpad) | IP STB/Hybrid STB/TV | Device Dependency | |
MoCa 2.0 | Supports MoCa 2.0 diagnostics | Hybrid STB | Device Dependency | |
Platform Enhancements | Common WiFi HAL for RDK Video | IP STB/Hybrid STB/TV | Device Dependency | |
Converge to GCC V6.4 for all Yocto versions | IP STB/Hybrid STB/TV-CHECK version | Device Dependency | ||
Suspends time shift buffer on transitions to new content | CHECK | |||
Uniform flash mounting services for Video devices | CHECK | |||
Dynamic DNS : Standardization based on broadband-forum | IP STB/Hybrid STB/TV | |||
Power | Standby, Light Sleep | IP STB/Hybrid STB/TV | ||
Deep Sleep on IP Clients | CHECK | Device Dependency | ||
Power Save | Supports ability to enable HDMI port while in standby mode | IP STB/Hybrid STB/TV | ||
Remote Management | TR-069, TR-135 | IP STB/Hybrid STB/TV | Cloud Dependency | |
SNMP v3 | Hybrid STB | |||
SNMP Security Hardening | Hybrid STB | |||
WebPA (QAM Clients) | Hybrid STB | |||
ssh (secure shell into the device)/ reverse ssh (send trigger to have device initiate ssh) | IP STB/Hybrid STB/TV | Cloud Dependency | ||
Feature Control (Remotely enable/ disable individual features on devices without new code deployment) | IP STB/Hybrid STB/TV | Cloud Dependency | ||
Resource Optimization | Improved handling of app termination/suspension conditions (based on available memory rather than concurrency) | IP STB/Hybrid STB/TV | ||
Revenant | Persistent WiFi Enable/Disable | IP STB/Hybrid STB/TV | ||
Security | Intrusion Detection | IP STB/Hybrid STB/TV | ||
Self Healing | Supports hardware self test | IP STB/Hybrid STB/TV | Device Dependency | |
Thermal Monitoring and Shutdown | IP STB/Hybrid STB/TV | |||
Self Test | Self Test App | IP STB/Hybrid STB/TV-C | Device Dependency | |
Hardware Self Test via WebPA | IP STB/Hybrid STB/TV | Device Dependency | ||
Telemetry | TR-181 Object Telemetry | IP STB/Hybrid STB/TV | Cloud Dependency | |
IP Video Telemetry | IP STB/Hybrid STB/TV | |||
Tools | DOCSIS Spectrum Analyzer | Hybrid STB-CHECK | ||
WiFi Band & AP Steering | Configurable WiFi Roaming Settings | CHECK | ||
Dual Band WiFi | CHECK | |||
Networking | DLNA | VidiPath (DNLA CVP-2) | Hybrid STB-media client | |
DSG | DOCSIS ready | Hybrid STB | ||
LAN IP | Auto IP, DHCP, Dual Virtual | IP STB/Hybrid STB/TV | ||
MOCA | MOCA 2.0 support on the home network | Hybrid STB-media client | Device Dependency | |
WAN IP | eCM IPv4/IPv6, | Hybrid STB | ||
eSTB IPv4 | IP STB/Hybrid STB/TV | |||
IPv6 for IP clients | IP STB/Hybrid STB/TV | |||
Wi-Fi | Onboard/Recovery SSID (Lost+Found) Ready | IP STB/Hybrid STB/TV-CHECK | Device Dependency | |
WPA Enterprise (IP settop to use Wi-Fi 802.1x authentication) Ready | CHECK | Device Dependency | ||
Ports/Peripherals | Audio Output Ports | HDMI, SPDIF, Composite Ready | IP STB/Hybrid STB/TV | Device Dependency |
Bluetooth Audio Output Ready | IP STB/Hybrid STB/TV | Device Dependency | ||
HDMI | HDMI Out, HDCP Enforcement, | IP STB/Hybrid STB/TV | ||
HDMI Consumer Electronics Control (HDMI-CEC) Power Sync | IP STB/Hybrid STB/TV | |||
HDMI Switching (Combine CEC and HDMI Input features to enable advanced switching) | IP STB/Hybrid STB/TV | |||
USB | WebRTC Camera Ready | IP STB/Hybrid STB/TV | Device Dependency | |
USB Port Detection and Control Ready | IP STB/Hybrid STB/TV | Device Dependency | ||
USB Camera Support Ready | IP STB/Hybrid STB/TV | Device Dependency | ||
WebRTC HW acceleration for encode/decode to enhance performance | IP STB/Hybrid STB/TV | |||
USB Filesystem Support | IP STB/Hybrid STB/TV:CHECK | |||
USB Hot-plug | IP STB/Hybrid STB/TV:CHECK | |||
User Input | IR Remote | IP STB/Hybrid STB/TV | ||
BLE Remote | IP STB/Hybrid STB/TV | |||
RF Remote | IP STB/Hybrid STB/TV | Device Dependency | ||
Voice Remote (RF4CE based) Ready | IP STB/Hybrid STB/TV | Device and Cloud Dependency | ||
Video Output Ports | HDMI, Component, Composite | IP STB/Hybrid STB/TV | ||
Apps | Premium Apps | Netflix, Youtube, Amazon Prime | IP STB/Hybrid STB/TV | Device Dependency |
Lightning/HTML Apps | IP STB/Hybrid STB/TV | |||
Appstore | IP STB/Hybrid STB/TV | |||
Voice support | Voice enabled Bluetooth remote | IP STB/Hybrid STB/TV | ||
Voice Assistant | IP STB/Hybrid STB/TV |
If you are a SoC or OEM trying to get RDK-V IP running on your device/platform, please refer the following hardware Porting guide
If you are an Operator/CE manufacture trying to make an RDK-V IP deployment-ready, please refer the following deployment guide
For details of available SoC reference platforms, White labeled boards and Accelerator devices with RDK-V IP ported on them, please follow the below link
To know about the details of RDK-V IP User Interface(UI) and how to integrate UI on your device/platform, please follow the below RDK-V IP UI link