RE: webtv-ISSUE-23 (UPnP/DLNA Support): UPnP/DLNA ecosystem support [HOME_NETWORK_TF]

The use case "Local Link" aligns with the following approach.

> http://www.w3.org/2011/webtv/wiki/HNTF/Home_Network_TF_Discussions/Alternatives


ISSUE-24: Local Link of web applications
http://www.w3.org/2011/webtv/track/issues/24


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Tatsuya Igarashi (Tatsuya.Igarashi@jp.sony.com)
NS Development Dept. Technology Development Group 
Sony Corporation
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: public-web-and-tv-request@w3.org
> [mailto:public-web-and-tv-request@w3.org] On Behalf Of Giuseppe Pascale
> Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2011 7:27 PM
> To: public-web-and-tv@w3.org
> Cc: Clarke Stevens
> Subject: Re: webtv-ISSUE-23 (UPnP/DLNA Support): UPnP/DLNA ecosystem
> support [HOME_NETWORK_TF]
> 
> Hi Russell,
> I'm personally fine with this comment.
> 
> UPnP/DLNA is for sure one of the protocols out there that is widely
> deployed on the market, so it would make sense to analyse which gaps
> should be covered for User-Agent to support these devices out of the box.
> The same holds true for other popular protocols like Bonjour, but for that
> we will need another volunteer ;)
> 
> Actually this was already partially discussed by this group and this was
> the reason why Clarke drafted the "implementation alternatives" proposal
> (that now includes also some other participants comments)
> http://www.w3.org/2011/webtv/wiki/HNTF/Home_Network_TF_Discussions/Alt

> ernatives
> 
> Even if this group will not produce a specification would be still
> valuable to have some "implementation notes" to be used as starting point
> for other WGs working on this.
> Would you be able to provide a more detailed document about the current
> gaps and what would be needed to support DLNA/UPnP devices out of the box?
> 
> I'm sure many people are interested in it and such a document could be
> useful to kick off the discussion.
> 
> /g
> 
> 
> On Tue, 07 Jun 2011 09:55:55 +0200, Web and TV Interest Group Issue
> Tracker <sysbot+tracker@w3.org> wrote:
> 
> >
> > webtv-ISSUE-23 (UPnP/DLNA Support): UPnP/DLNA ecosystem support
> > [HOME_NETWORK_TF]
> >
> > http://www.w3.org/2011/webtv/track/issues/23

> >
> > Raised by: Russell Berkoff
> > On product: HOME_NETWORK_TF
> >
> > webtv-ISSUE-17 describes existing UPnP/DLNA supported devices in general
> > terms. However, there is an existing install base of UPnP/DLNA compliant
> > devices and the associtated SDOs (UPnP/DLNA) continue actively develop
> > additional applications.
> >
> > See: http://www.w3.org/2011/track/issues/17

> >
> > It would be beneficial to the user community if W3C User-Agents provided
> > access to UPnP/DLNA devices without requiring any modification to the
> > existing install base. It would also be beneficial to avoid subsetting
> > W3C User-Agents to support a narrow media-centric subset of UPnP/DLNA
> > device functionality.
> >
> > It would be also beneficial if W3C user agents supported the flexbility
> > inherent in UPnP/DLNA protocols to support new device classes without
> > needing to update User-Agents.
> >
> >
> 
> 
> --
> Giuseppe Pascale
> TV & Connected Devices
> Opera Software - Sweden
>

Received on Tuesday, 7 June 2011 10:44:10 UTC