DLNA certified devices, from digital cameras to game consoles and TVs, would be installed in users homes. On January 5, 2. DLNA announced on its web site that the organization has fulfilled its mission and will dissolve as a non profit trade association. Elegant Border Clip Art Microsoft Office more. Its certification program will be conducted by Spire. Spark International of Portland, Oregon. HistoryeditSony established the DLNA in June 2. Digital Home Working Group, changing its name 1. DLNA was published. Home Networked Device Interoperability Guidelines v. March 2. 00. 6 and expanded in October of the same year the changes included the addition of two new product categories printers, and mobile devices as well as an increase of DLNA Device Classes from two to twelve and an increase in supported user scenarios related to the new product categories. SpecificationeditThe DLNA Certified Device Classes are separated as follows 1. Home Network DeviceseditDigital Media Server DMS store content and make it available to networked digital media players DMP and digital media renderers DMR. Examples include PCs and network attached storage NAS devices. Digital Media Player DMP find content on digital media servers DMS and provide playback and rendering capabilities. Examples include TVs, stereos and home theaters, wireless monitors and game consoles. Digital Media Renderer DMR play content as instructed by a digital media controller DMC, which will find content from a digital media server DMS. Examples include TVs, audiovideo receivers, video displays and remote speakers for music. It is possible for a single device e. TV, AV receiver, etc. DMR receives pushed content from DMS and DMP pulls content from DMSDigital Media Controller DMC find content on digital media servers DMS and instruct digital media renderers DMR to play the content. Content doesnt stream from or through the DMC. Examples include tablet computers, Wi Fi enabled digital cameras and smartphones. Generally, digital media players DMP and digital media controllers DMC with print capability can print to DMPr. Examples include networked photo printers and networked all in one printers. Mobile Handheld DeviceseditMobile Digital Media Server M DMS store content and make it available to wiredwireless networked mobile digital media players M DMP, and digital media renderers. Examples include mobile phones and portable music players. Mobile Digital Media Player M DMP find and play content on a digital media server DMS or mobile digital media server M DMS. Examples include mobile phones and mobile media tablets designed for viewing multimedia content. Mobile Digital Media Uploader M DMU send upload content to a digital media server DMS or mobile digital media server M DMS. Examples include digital cameras and mobile phones. Mobile Digital Media Downloader M DMD find and store download content from a digital media server DMS or mobile digital media server M DMS. Examples include portable music players and mobile phones. Mobile Digital Media Controller M DMC find content on a digital media server DMS or mobile digital media server M DMS and send it to digital media renderers DMR. Examples include personal digital assistants PDAs and mobile phones. Home Infrastructure DeviceseditMobile Network Connectivity Function M NCF provide a bridge between mobile handheld device network connectivity and home network connectivity. Media Interoperability Unit MIU provide content transformation between required media formats for home network and mobile handheld devices. The specification uses DTCP IP as link protection for copyright protected commercial content between one device to another. DLNA guideline versionsedit1. June 2. 00. 4 2 volumes Architecture Protocols, Media Formats 2 Device Classes DMP, DMS About 5. March 2. 00. 6 3 volumes Architecture Protocols, Media Formats, and Link Protection 1. Devices Classes and 5 Device Capabilities About 2. August 2. 01. 5 Includes topics like EPG, Content Sync, RUI, WPS, Media Formats, Scheduled recording, DRM1. August 2. 01. 5 enhanced response time, improved power efficiency, HEVC support 1. June 2. 01. 6 solves the media format not supported problem between PCs, TVs and mobile devices while supporting Ultra HD TV content streaming 1. Member companieseditAs of November 2. The promoter members are 1. Arris, Awo. X, Broadcom, Cable. Labs, Comcast, Dolby Laboratories, Intel, LG Electronics, Panasonic, Samsung Electronics, Sony Electronics, Time Warner Cable, and Verizon. Apple is not a member but uses its own proprietary Digital Audio Access Protocol instead of DLNAs UPn. P protocols. The board of directors oversees the activity of the four following committees Ecosystem Committee, planning the future development of DLNA guidelines. Compliance Test Committee, overseeing the certification program and its evolutions. Marketing Communication Advisory Council, actively promoting DLNA worldwide. Technical Committee, writing the DLNA guidelines. Products supporting DLNAeditDLNA certified deviceseditThere are over 2. DLNA certified products on the market,7 up from 9,0. This includes TVs, DVD and Blu ray players, games consoles, digital media players, photo frames, cameras, NAS devices, PCs, mobile handsets, and more. According to a study from Parks Associates,9 nearly 3 billion products are on the market in 2. Consumers can see if their product is certified by looking for a DLNA logo on the device or by verifying certification through the DLNA Product Search. Manufacturers can seek certification testing from a DLNA Accredited Independent Certification Vendor such as the UNH Inter. Operability Laboratory,1. Allion Labs, CESI Technology Co., Digital TV Labs,2. XXCAL or Testronic. DLNA technology componentseditAs the past president of DLNA pointed out to the Register in March 2. The vendors of software are allowed to claim that their software is a DLNA Technology Component if the software has gone through certification testing on a device and the device has been granted DLNA Certification. DLNA Technology Components are not marketed to the consumer but only to industry.