Digital Living Platform Full Project (ART/012CP) | ASTRI - Hong Kong Applied Science And Technology Research Institute Company Limited

Project Title:

Digital Living Platform Full Project (ART/012CP)

Project Reference:

ART/012CP

Project Type:

Platform

Project Period:

16 / 04 / 2007 - 15 / 04 / 2008

Funds Approved (HK$’000):

4,320.582

Project Coordinator:

Dr Shen-chang Chao

Deputy Project Coordinator:

Deliverable:

Digital Living Platform project will have three major deliverables (please refer to Section C Part 2 for elaborated details)

(1) UPnP/iGRS software stack:
* OS/hardware-agnostic software stack
- UPnP AV 1.0/2.0 (Media Server, Media Render, Control Point)
- ASTRI UPnP Relay
- iGRS AV1.0
- ASTRI concurrent UPnP/iGRS AV 1.0

(2) ExtHome software suite and service platform:
* ExtHome network service software SDK
* ExtHome network gateway software SDK
* ExtHome network client software SDK
* ExtHome network infrastructure

(3) Digital Living Lab:
* Test lab setup for UPnP/iGRS compliance tests
* Interoperability testing with other iGRS/DLNA-certified products
* Provide ExtHome network test bed.
* Facilitate product demos and trials

Research Group:

Sponsor:

IGRS (Sponsor)

Description:

The main objectives of this R&D project are: (1) To develop production-quality, standard compliant embedded networking software components and platform technologies to enable ubiquitous enjoyment of multimedia content and services over IP inside or outside of a digital home. (2) To establish, operate and support an industry alliance and consortium of Digital Living where enabling technologies for Digital Living will be offered; as well as a Digital Living Lab (DLL) where interoperability testing, certification collaboration programs, training and knowledge base accumulation and transfer will be offered to local and PRD networked consumer electronics manufacturers and OEMs.

Co-Applicant:

Keywords:

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