IP-based applications
Project Baird specifies a variety of different applications which are accessed
using IP-based connectivity. Some of these applications are designed
exclusively for use between devices on a local network, others are intended
to be delivered by a broadcaster’s servers and may be related to specific
programming, while some can be used independently of any over-the-air
broadcasts. Each application’s specification will indicate which discovery
and delivery mechanisms are applicable.
- Metadata resolution: Retrieval of programme metadata for over-the-air broadcasts
- Service manifests: Describing sets of services (and their relationships to streams)
- Content feeds: Describing both linear and on-demand content, and relationships between IP-delivered and over-the-air content
- Pairing protocol: Generic mechanism for pairing devices across a local network
- Remote control: Allowing secondary devices on a local network to inspect and control a receiver or DVR