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Revision as of 17:13, 5 January 2009
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| Founded | 2003 |
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Area served | Worldwide |
| Members | 253 |
| Website | www.dlna.org |
The Digital Living Network Alliance is an international, cross-industry collaboration of consumer electronics, computing industry and mobile device companies. Members of DLNA develop a concept of wired and wireless interoperable networks where digital content such as photos, music, and videos can be shared through consumer electronics (CE), personal computers (PCs), and mobile devices in and beyond the home. The organization seeks to deliver an interoperability framework and design guidelines that become open industry standards. The framework definitions are accompanied by a certification and logo program to communicate the conformance and interoperability of compliant products to consumers.
DLNA was founded in 2003 and published its first set of Interoperability Guidelines in June 2004. The latest version of the DLNA Interoperability Guidelines, version 1.5, was published in March 2006 and then expanded in October 2006. The current guidelines expand the capabilities of the DLNA-defined network to include more device classes and functional capabilities – including printers, mobile devices, controllers, uploaders and downloaders. They also include specifications for Digital rights management [1].
Certification
The certification and logo program to validate DLNA-compliant products was launched in September 2005, certified products are allowed to use the DLNA CERTIFIED logo. There are currently four DLNA-accredited testing laboratories covering the major geographic regions (US, Japan, Europe and Taiwan) which conduct the conformance and interoperability test suites for the certification. As a part of the program, Universal Plug and Play certification is required for products that can be tested for UIC certification. Similarly, for products that support a IEEE 802.11 wireless interface, Wi-Fi certification is required.
As of September 2008 more than 3000 DLNA CERTIFIED products from 36 manufacturers are registered, out of which about 900 are publicly listed on the DLNA website.
In addition to the DLNA Certification and Logo Program, the organization hosts technical conferences (plugfests) on a quarterly basis to provide its members with opportunities to test products with other companies’ products and prototypes in advance of their formal certification.
Members
As of 2008 the DLNA organization comprises of more than 200 Contributor Members and 26 Promoter Members:
- Access, AMD, AWOX, Broadcom, Cisco, Comcast, DigiOn, HP, Huawei, IBM, Intel, Kenwood, Lenovo, LG Electronics, Macrovision, Microsoft, Motorola, Nokia, NXP, Panasonic, Philips, Pioneer, Samsung, Sharp, Sony and Toshiba.