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Vision of an Interoperable Network

Members of the Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) share a vision of a wired and wireless interoperable network of Personal Computers (PC), Consumer Electronics (CE) and mobile devices in the home enabling a seamless environment for sharing and growing new digital media and content services.

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DLNA is focused on delivering an interoperability framework of design guidelines based on open industry standards to complete the cross-industry digital convergence.

White Papers

Overview and Vision White Paper 2007 (.pdf, 447k)
The digital home consists of a network of CE, mobile and PC devices that cooperate transparently, delivering an interoperability that enhances and enriches user experiences. This paper gives an overview of the DLNA interoperability guidelines published October 2006.

Overview and Vision White Paper 2004 (.pdf, 865k)
Members of Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) share a vision of interoperable networked devices in the home that provide new value propositions and opportunities for consumers and product vendors. This paper gives an overview of the interoperability framework offered by DLNA.

Use Case Scenarios White Paper (.pdf, 1.15Mb)
To support the creation of the design guidelines, DLNA has developed some overall guidelines based on a comprehensive set of use cases and scenarios. This white paper summarizes some of the use cases being modeled to drive the development of guidelines and gives an overview of how DLNA generated its Interoperability Guidelines version 1.0.

DLNA in the Car – Application of DLNA Guidelines to Automotive Use Cases and Considerations for Future Guidelines (.pdf)
This is a brief overview of the DLNA Automotive Task Force report titled "DLNA in the Car."  It describes DLNA and its relevance to the car, lists use cases covered in the report, provides an example use case and related architecture, and indicates options for future work of the Automotive Task Force.

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