- From: Matt Hammond <matt.hammond@rd.bbc.co.uk>
- Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2011 23:28:36 -0000
- To: "Giuseppe Pascale" <giuseppep@opera.com>, "Robin Berjon" <robin@berjon.com>
- Cc: "Mark Watson" <watsonm@netflix.com>, "public-device-apis@w3.org" <public-device-apis@w3.org>, "public-web-and-tv@w3.org" <public-web-and-tv@w3.org>, "Olivier Thereaux" <olivier.thereaux@bbc.co.uk>
I also agree - subdividing would simplify re-use of common components - such as the discovery and security aspects. From the BBC's perspective: our original goals (enabling the creation of remote control devices that will work with many manufacturer's TVs/STBs) can still be met by profiling the use of a combination of these components. Matt On Mon, 21 Mar 2011 13:55:49 -0000, Robin Berjon <robin@berjon.com> wrote: > Hi Giuseppe, > > On Mar 14, 2011, at 12:11 , Giuseppe Pascale wrote: >> How do you think it would fit into a more generic work around "home >> networking API", that is devices discovery and control inside the home >> network (UPnP-like)? > > Just a small note: one thing that I would hope we do is that we would > not create one big, monstrous "home networking API". Big monolithic > projects are hard to specify, and when they eventually get specified > they take ages to implement — assuming there still are any implementers > around by that time :) > > That's why, in the context of potentially working on this in the DAP > group, I think it is best to try and split the UC API into smaller bits, > and see what needs to be supported on the client and on server > implementation. What I see in the client is mostly: > > - an API for discovery of some sort; > - perhaps an API for security pairing (something like GSSAPI maybe?). > > I don't see browsers implementing the client side of the UC API, or > rather I don't see that as being necessary. Would it for instance make > sense to specify the above two here, and the protocol in a TV group? > This is just a thought — I'm simply wondering if the responsibility > split makes sense that way. > -- | Matt Hammond | Research Engineer, BBC R&D, Centre House, London | http://www.bbc.co.uk/rd/
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