Supported DLNA Media Device Classes (Compact 7)
3/12/2014
DLNA defines media device classes for home and mobile networks. The following table describes these classes and their support in Windows Embedded Compact 7.
DLNA Media Device Classes
| Device class | Home or mobile device | Definition | Supported on Windows Embedded Compact 7 platform |
|---|---|---|---|
Digital media controller (DMC) |
Home network device (HND) |
UPnP control-point device that can discover other devices, such as digital media server (DMS), mobile digital media server (M-DMS), and digital media renderer (DMR), on a network. A DMC can browse media content exposed by a DMS, match it to the rendering capacities of a DMR, and set up the connections between the DMS and the DMR. A DMC typically has a UI, through which the user controls the playback experience on the DMR. |
Yes |
Digital media renderer (DMR) |
HND |
UPnP media renderer device that can render media items pushed from a DMC or mobile digital media controller (M-DMC) device on the same network. |
Yes |
Digital media player (DMP) |
HND |
UPnP control-point device that can discover DMS and M-DMS devices on the same network, browse media content exposed by a DMS, and render it locally. A DMP typically has a UI, through which the user controls the playback experience. |
Yes |
Digital media server (DMS) |
HND |
UPnP media server device that hosts media items and responds to browse requests and search requests for media items from DMC and M-DMC devices. |
No |
Digital media controller (M-DMC), mobile digital media player (M-DMP), digital media server (M-DMS) |
Mobile handheld device |
UPnP mobile devices of the DMC, DMR, DMP, and DMS device classes. These devices are considered mobile devices with different media streaming or decoding requirements. |
No |