This document discusses developing OSGi bundles to enable digital media sharing using the Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) standard. It describes implementing a DLNA stack by extending the UPnP service and using a proxy server and transcoding to access internet content. Examples are given of using these bundles for video streaming from websites and sharing photos between homes. The presentation concludes that DLNA bundles can provide many opportunities for new media services.

1. OSGi Devcon 2011
DLNA Bundles – OSGi as a Media Gateway
Shinya Nobuoka
Hitachi Solutions
Mar 24, 2011
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2. Outline
• Motivation
• What is DLNA? Why?
• DLNA bundles
• Applications
• Summary
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3. Who we are
Shinya Nobuoka
OSGi bundle developer at Hitachi Solutions
Hitachi Solutions
- System Integrator/Developer
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Providing OSGi-certified product
“SuperJ Engine Framework”
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4. Outline
• Motivation
• What is DLNA? Why?
• DLNA bundles
• Applications
• Summary
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5. Motivation
What is the killer application/service on OSGi?
We focused on Media services
Idea & Objective:
Develop DLNA bundles those enable media
services through the internet
Video Site
Video Picture Sharing
DLNA
DLNA bundles Friend’s Home
Picture
OSGi
DLNA
Device Home Gateway
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6. Outline
• Motivation
• What is DLNA? Why?
• DLNA bundles
• Applications
• Summary
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7. What is DLNA?
DLNA
 Standard for sharing media contents among
home devices on the LAN
(1) play
Video
Server (DMS)
Player (DMP/DMR)
(2) control
Controller
(DMC)
(Case 1) Watch a video in recorder from TV
(Case 2) Use cell phone as a remote controller
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8. Why DLNA?
DLNA is a widely accepted standard on
home network area
There are a lot of home devices those
support DLNA
 9000 DLNA-certified products
 440 million DLNA-certified devices
TV PC
Smart Phone
Game Devices
HDD Recorder
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9. Outline
• Motivation
• What is DLNA? Why?
• DLNA bundles
• Applications
• Summary
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10. DLNA Bundles Overview
Make HGW Get media files from Control DLNA
to be a DMS the internet, open it for devices from
home net. browser
Contents Video Site
control
DLNA
USB DMS DMS Proxy HTML DMC
DMS Core DMC Core
UPnP
OSGi
[Issue 1] How to implement DLNA stack
[Issue 2] Getting internet contents into DLNA
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11. How to implement DLNA stack 1/3
DLNA is based on UPnP (Universal Plug and Play)
DLNA Media contents sharing
Automatic device among electric devices
discovery on the (e.g. TV, recorder,..)
same network UPnP
UPnP is standardized as a OSGi service.
Basic idea is to implement DLNA service on the
UPnP service
DLNA App
DLNA (stack)
UPnP (stack) But..
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12. How to implement DLNA stack 2/3
Problem
UPnP service does not provide functions needed to
implement DLNA service
Example Case
DLNA app needs <dlna:> tag info inserted into UPnP message
UPnP service has no means to include <dlna:> tag info
into UPnP message
Need to extend UPnP service
Original interface of UPnP should not be changed
(else it causes compatibility problem)
<?xml…>
<device> DLNA App
…
<dlna:X_DLNADOC…> DLNA
DMS-1.50
DLNA </dlna:X_DLNADOC> UPnP
device
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13. How to implement DLNA stack 3/3
Our Solution
Add “hidden interface” to UPnP by using
Dictionary argument
Example Case (cont.)
UPnP service adds <dlna:> tag info into UPnP message only
if <dlna:> tag info was present in the Dictionary argument
from DLNA App
Dictionary (Map)
DLNA App
object
Device info
<?xml…> UPnP.device.type: urn:schemas…
<device>
… UPnP.device.manufacturer: Hitachi
<dlna:X_DLNADOC…> …
DMS-1.50 DLNA.x_dlnadoc: DMS-1.50
</dlna:X_DLNADOC> DLNA
DLNA UPnP
device
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14. Getting internet contents into DLNA 1/4
Idea: DMS Proxy
DMS (DLNA server) which get contents from the
internet and show them as DLNA contents
1. Convert contents list to DLNA format/protocol
2. Transcode videos (flv, mp4) to DLNA format (mpeg2)
・ ------- ・ -------
・ ------- ・ -------
・ ------- ・ -------
・ ------- ・ -------
DLNA
contents list contents list
Video Site X
DLNA DMS Proxy
DLNA Picture Site Y
contents file contents file
device
DLNA
protocol UPnP
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15. Getting internet contents into DLNA 2/4
Implementation issues of DMS Proxy on HGW
1. Lack of CPU power for video transcoding
Solution: Transcoding Server
2. Implementation cost of DLNA applications
Solution: DMS Core
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16. Getting internet contents into DLNA 3/4
Transcoding Server
 Enables real-time transcoding using server’s
CPU resource
 Can be worked on PlugComputer, PC, etc..
Video Site X
DMS Proxy FLV
MPEG2 MPEG2
DLNA
device
UPnP
Transcoding
Server
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17. Getting internet contents into DLNA 4/4
DMS Core
 Provides core functions for implementing DMS
 Simplifies DMS application development
• Get contents list
• Get contents file Picture Site X
・
・
-------
-------
Picture Site Y
・ -------
・ -------
Video Site Y Video Site X
・ -------
・ ------- Simple API
・ -------
・ -------
DLNA MPEG2
DMS Core • Generate DLNA
DLNA contents list
device UPnP • conceal the detail of
DLNA protocol
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18. Outline
• Motivation
• What is DLNA? Why?
• DLNA bundles
• Applications
• Summary
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19. DMS Proxy for a video site
Use smart phone as a controller
Select a video,
push it to DLNA device
Smart Phone
(1)
(2) Video Site A
Video Site X
(4) (DMS Proxy)
DLNA
DMC Core DMS Core (3)
device
OSGi
Transcoding
Server
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20. Picture sharing between homes
Send pictures to friend’s home
(1) Take picture, (３) Send
upload to HGW Pic Reciever
(2) Send
DMS/DMC Core DLNA
OSGi DLNA
Picture Frame
Eye-Fi
card
Friend’s Home
My Home (e.g. Parents)
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21. Outline
• Motivation
• What is DLNA? Why?
• DLNA bundles
• Applications
• Summary
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22. Summary
Developed DLNA bundles those can be
used for internet-based media service
 DLNA stack can be implemented by
extending UPnP service
 Server side transcoding is needed for real time
streaming of video files
 It is possible to bring internet contents into
local DLNA network
There are many possible media services
waiting to be implemented with DLNA
bundles
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23. Thank you!
http://www.hitachi-solutions.com/
Shinya Nobuoka
shinya.nobuoka.vs@hitachi-solutions.com
DLNA is a registered trademark and DLNA Certified is a trademark of the Digital Living Network Alliance.
Eye-Fi is a registered trademark of Eye-Fi, inc.
UPnP is a trademark of the UPnP Implementers Corporation.
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