IEC 62481-1-1:2017

IEC 62481-1-1 ®
Edition 3.0 2017-07
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
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Digital living network alliance (DLNA) home networked device interoperability
guidelines –
Part 1-1: Architecture and protocols – Core architecture and protocols
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IEC 62481-1-1 ®
Edition 3.0 2017-07
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
colour
inside
Digital living network alliance (DLNA) home networked device interoperability

guidelines –
Part 1-1: Architecture and protocols – Core architecture and protocols

INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
ICS 33.160; 35.100.05; 35.110 ISBN 978-2-8322-4537-8

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 12
INTRODUCTION . 14
1 Scope . 16
2 Normative references . 16
3 Terms, definitions, symbols, abbreviated terms and conventions . 24
3.1 Terms and definitions . 24
3.2 Symbols . 41
3.3 Abbreviated terms . 42
3.4 Conventions . 42
4 DLNA home network architecture . 42
4.1 General . 42
4.2 Networking and connectivity . 43
4.2.1 General . 43
4.2.2 Network quality of service . 44
4.3 Device discovery and control . 44
4.4 Media management. 44
4.5 Media formats . 45
4.6 Media transport . 45
4.7 Remote UI . 45
5 DLNA device model . 45
5.1 Overview. 45
5.2 Device model elements . 45
5.3 Device Functions . 47
5.4 Device Categories. 48
5.5 Device Classes and roles . 48
5.6 Device Capabilities and roles . 49
5.7 System Usages . 49
5.7.1 General . 49
5.7.2 2-box Pull system usage . 50
5.7.3 2-box Push system usage . 51
5.7.4 3-box system usage . 52
5.7.5 Download system usage . 53
5.7.6 Upload system usage . 54
5.7.7 Download Synchronization system usage . 55
5.7.8 Upload Synchronization system usage . 56
5.7.9 Scheduled Recording system usage . 57
5.7.10 EPG system usage . 58
5.7.11 IPv6 Connectivity system usage impacts . 59
5.8 Interoperability guidelines usage . 60
6 Guideline terminology and conventions . 62
6.1 Guideline compliance classifiers . 62
6.2 Standard or specification usage classifiers. 62
6.3 Guideline font usage conventions . 63
6.4 Guideline syntax notation conventions . 63
6.5 Guideline normative and informative text conventions . 63

6.6 DLNA XML namespaces and schemas . 64
6.7 General rules on XML documents and fragments . 64
7 Guideline requirements overview . 64
7.1 General . 64
7.2 Conditions for measuring time in message exchanges . 67
8 Networking and connectivity . 68
8.1 General . 68
8.2 Networking and connectivity: general capability requirements . 68
8.2.1 General . 68
8.2.2 General capability requirements for Ethernet . 68
8.2.3 General capability requirements for IEEE 802.11 . 69
8.2.4 General capability requirements for MoCA . 71
8.2.5 General capability requirements for HPNA . 71
8.2.6 General capability requirements for HomePlug AV and HD-PLC . 72
8.3 Networking and connectivity: QoS requirements . 72
8.3.1 General . 72
8.3.2 DLNAQOS requirements: Ethernet . 74
8.3.3 DLNAQOS requirements: IEEE 802.11 . 76
8.3.4 DLNAQOS requirements: MoCA . 76
8.3.5 DLNAQOS requirements: HPNA . 77
8.3.6 DLNAQOS requirements: HomePlug AV . 78
8.3.7 DLNAQOS requirements: HD-PLC . 79
8.4 Networking and connectivity: device requirements . 80
8.4.1 General . 80
8.4.2 Device requirements: common . 80
8.4.3 Device requirements: HND . 84
8.4.4 Device requirements: MHD . 85
9 Device discovery and control . 85
9.1 General . 85
9.2 Device discovery and control guidelines . 86
9.2.1 DDC UPnP Device Architecture . 86
9.2.2 DDC UPnP Auto IP support . 88
9.2.3 DDC UPnP SSDP default port . 89
9.2.4 DDC UPnP discovery robustness . 91
9.2.5 DDC UPnP HTTP support and general rules . 95
9.2.6 DDC UPnP HTTP/1.0 rules . 98
9.2.7 DDC UPnP HTTP/1.1 transaction rules . 99
9.2.8 DDC UPnP HTTP persistent connections . 101
9.2.9 DDC UPnP device responsiveness . 102
9.2.10 DDC UPnP device description rules . 103
9.2.11 DDC UPnP embedded device support . 106
9.2.12 DDC UPnP service description rules . 108
9.2.13 DDC UPnP XML namespace . 110
9.2.14 DDC UPnP action argument encoding . 110
9.2.15 DDC UPnP SOAP packet size . 111
9.2.16 DDC UPnP error codes . 112
9.2.17 DDC UPnP GENA packet size . 113
9.2.18 DDC UPnP subscription handling . 114
9.2.19 DDC UPnP UUID format . 114

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9.2.20 DDC UPnP UUID generation . 114
9.2.21 DDC UPnP event subscription renewals .
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