IEC 62766-6:2017

IEC 62766-6 ®
Edition 1.0 2017-07
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
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Consumer terminal function for access to IPTV and open internet multimedia
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Part 6: Procedural application environment
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IEC 62766-6 ®
Edition 1.0 2017-07
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
colour
inside
Consumer terminal function for access to IPTV and open internet multimedia

services –
Part 6: Procedural application environment

INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
ISBN 978-2-8322-4616-0
ICS 33.170 35.240.95
– 2 – IEC 62766-6:2017 © IEC 2017
CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 5
INTRODUCTION . 7
1 Scope . 8
2 Normative references . 8
3 Terms, definitions and abbreviated terms . 10
3.1 Abbreviated terms . 10
4 General considerations and conventions . 10
4.1 Overview. 10
4.2 Relation between DVB-GEM and PAE definitions . 11
4.2.1 General . 11
4.2.2 DVB-GEM Compliance . 11
4.2.3 Functional equivalents . 12
5 Architecture and deployment options . 13
5.1 Architecture . 13
5.2 Deployment options . 14
5.2.1 Combined IG-AG-OITF STB and OITF TV (“headed configuration”) . 14
5.2.2 Combined AG-IG with multiple OITFs (“headless configuration”) . 15
5.2.3 AG-IG, OITF-IG, multiple OITFs . 16
5.2.4 Combined OITF-AG TV and IG-WAN Gateway (“headed configuration”) . 16
5.3 Remote UI server . 17
6 Protocols . 17
6.1 Broadcast channel protocols . 17
6.2 Interaction channel protocols . 17
6.3 Transport protocols for application loading over the interaction channel . 17
6.4 IPTV protocols . 18
6.4.1 Streaming protocols . 18
6.4.2 Metadata protocols . 18
6.4.3 Content download protocols . 18
6.5 Home network protocols. 18
7 Content formats . 18
7.1 Static formats. 18
7.2 Streaming formats . 18
7.3 Fonts . 19
7.3.1 Resident fonts . 19
7.3.2 Downloadable fonts . 19
8 Void . 19
9 Application model . 19
9.1 Overview. 19
9.2 Broadcast applications . 21
9.3 DVB-J model . 21
9.4 Stored and cached applications . 21
9.5 Unbound applications. 21
10 Application signalling / metadata . 21
10.1 XML AIT . 21
10.2 Stored and cached applications . 22
11 The Java platform . 23

11.1 Fundamentals . 23
11.2 GEM 1.3 . 23
11.3 Extensions and mappings to GEM APIs . 24
11.3.1 Broadcast transport protocol access API (org.dvb.dsmcc). 24
11.3.2 Application listing and launching API (org.dvb.application) . 24
11.3.3 Streaming media APIs . 24
11.3.4 GEM 3D API . 24
11.4 APIs defined by this part . 24
11.4.1 Content and service protection API . 24
11.4.2 User authentication API . 24
11.4.3 UI server API . 24
11.4.4 Content download API . 24
11.4.5 Service API . 25
11.5 PVR APIs . 25
11.6 Content referencing . 25
12 Security . 25
12.1 Authentication of applications . 25
12.2 Permission request file. 26
12.3 Security policy for applications . 26
12.4 Certificate management . 26
13 Graphics reference model . 26
14 System integration aspects . 26
15 Detailed profile definitions . 27
16 PVR . 34
16.1 General . 34
16.2 Mandatory Responsibilities . 34
16.3 Optional responsibilities . 35
16.4 Visibility of recording requests and recordings between applications and
service providers . 36
17 Minimum terminal capabilities . 36
18 HTTP adaptive streaming . 36
18.1 General . 36
18.2 HAS support . 36
Annex A (informative) Headless behaviour of UI-related APIs . 37
A.1 General . 37
A.2 PBP . 37
A.3 JavaTV . 37
Annex B (informative) Void . 39
Annex C (normative) Package org.oipf.download . 40
C.1 Interface ApplicationDownloadRequest . 40
C.2 Class LocatorDownloadSpec . 40
C.3 Class ApplicationDownloadException . 41
C.4 Class ApplicationDownloadSpec . 41
Annex D (normative) Package org.oipf.service – interface ServiceCreator . 43
Annex E (normative) org.oipf.auth . 44
E.1 Class HTTPDigestCredentials . 44
E.2 Class UserA
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