IEC 62514:2024

Multimedia gateway in home networks - Guidelines

IEC 62514:2024 describes the general guidelines for typical applications of the home multimedia gateway in home networks supporting IP networking. This document specifies recommended functions and services to be supported by the home multimedia gateway and, where appropriate, refers to existing standards supported in the market. For general requirements, it is expected that widely adopted standards and technologies will be considered by implementers. This document gives supplementary applications to the IEC 62481 series, which specifies a central management model in home networks supporting various interfaces on the LAN side and on the WAN side (optional). This document is applicable to home multimedia gateways in the home network or networks of similar environments. IEC 62514:2024 cancels and replaces the first edition published in 2010. This edition constitutes a technical revision.
This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition:
a) addition of new multimedia processing functions and requirements the HMG shall support, including adaptive multimedia processing, audio/video remote processing, and play function enhancement, in Clause 6;
b) addition of home automation functions and requirements of audio/video analysis, recognition and alarm services based on AI technologies in Clause 7;
c) addition of upgrade function and requirements of HMG in Clause 12.

Passerelle multimédia dans les réseaux domestiques - Lignes directrices

IEC 62514:2024 est disponible sous forme de IEC 62514:2024 RLV qui contient la Norme internationale et sa version Redline, illustrant les modifications du contenu technique depuis l'édition précédente.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 03-Sep-2024
• ICS: 33.160.60 - Multimedia systems and teleconferencing equipment
• ICS: 35.110 - Networking
• ICS: 35.200 - Interface and interconnection equipment
• Technical Committee: TA 18 - Multimedia home systems and applications for end-user networks
• Drafting Committee: MT 62514 - TC 100/TA 18/MT 62514
• Current Stage: PPUB - Publication issued
• Start Date: 20-Sep-2024
• Completion Date: 04-Sep-2024

Relations

• Revises: IEC 62514:2010 - Multimedia gateway in home networks - Guidelines
• Effective Date: 05-Sep-2023

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 5
INTRODUCTION . 7
1 Scope . 8
2 Normative references . 8
3 Terms, definitions and abbreviated terms . 9
3.1 Terms and definitions . 9
3.2 Abbreviated terms . 10
4 HMG architecture . 12
4.1 Architecture of a home multimedia network . 12
4.2 HMG architecture . 12
4.2.1 General . 12
4.2.2 AV processing . 13
4.2.3 Home automation . 13
4.2.4 QoS . 13
4.2.5 Security . 13
4.2.6 Interconnection . 13
4.2.7 Interfaces and access . 14
5 Interconnection . 14
5.1 General connection requirements . 14
5.2 Address assignment and resolution . 14
5.2.1 Address assignment . 14
5.2.2 Address resolution . 15
5.3 Data transfer . 15
5.4 Protocol translation . 15
6 AV processing . 16
6.1 General . 16
6.2 Multimedia transformation service . 16
6.2.1 Requirements summary . 16
6.2.2 Applications mode . 16
6.3 Multimedia stream control service . 22
6.3.1 Requirements summary . 22
6.3.2 Application mode . 23
6.3.3 Content directory service . 40
6.4 Media format . 42
7 Home automation . 42
7.1 Requirements summary . 42
7.2 Devices in directory . 43
7.2.1 Printer . 43
7.2.2 Surveillance cameras . 43
7.2.3 Intelligent household appliance . 43
7.3 Multimedia message application . 44
7.3.1 Requirements summary for HMG . 44
7.3.2 Multimedia message . 44
7.3.3 Requirements for multimedia message . 44
7.3.4 Multimedia message format . 45
7.3.5 Send a message . 46

7.3.6 Delete a message . 46
7.3.7 Requirements for HMGs . 46
7.4 Devices management by HMG . 46
7.4.1 Device status . 46
7.4.2 Connection status . 46
7.4.3 Energy saving and power management. 47
7.5 Reading of meters. 47
7.6 Household appliance control . 48
7.7 AV recognition and analysis . 48
8 QoS . 48
8.1 General . 48
8.2 QoS for HMG . 49
9 Security . 50
9.1 Requirements summary . 50
9.2 DRM . 50
9.3 Key management . 51
9.4 Authentication . 51
9.5 Credibility of HMG . 52
10 Performance requirements. 52
11 Interfaces and protocols of HMGs . 52
11.1 General . 52
11.2 WAN side interfaces . 53
11.3 LAN side interfaces . 54
12 Upgrade . 54
Annex A (informative) Application scenario . 55
A.1 Entertainment . 55
A.1.1 Scenario 1: playback . 55
A.1.2 Scenario 2: VOD . 56
A.1.3 Scenario 3: change player . 56
A.1.4 Scenario 4: multicast . 57
A.1.5 Scenario 5: remote sharing . 58
A.1.6 Scenario 6: remote playback . 58
A.1.7 Scenario 7: upload and download . 59
A.1.8 Scenario 8: printing . 60
A.1.9 Scenario 9: home multi-screen interaction . 61
A.1.10 Scenario 10: inward remote sharing . 61
A.2 Communication . 62
A.2.1 Scenario 11: notification of new email . 62
A.2.2 Scenario 12: notification of incoming call . 63
A.2.3 Scenario 13: content sharing through videophones . 63
A.3 Security . 65
A.3.1 Scenario 14: video surveillance . 65
A.3.2 Scenario 15: image recognition and alarm . 65
A.4 Automation . 66
A.4.1 Scenario 16: controlling home appliances . 66
A.4.2 Scenario 17: meter reading . 67
A.5 Summary . 69
Bibliography . 70

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Figure 1 – Architecture for a home multimedia network . 12
Figure 2 – HMG architecture .
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– 2 – IEC 62514:2024 RLV © IEC 2024
CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 5
INTRODUCTION . 2
1 Scope . 8
2 Normative references . 8
3 Terms, definitions and abbreviated terms . 9
3.1 Terms and definitions . 9
3.2 Abbreviated terms . 10
4 HMG architecture . 12
4.1 Architecture of a home multimedia network . 12
4.2 HMG architecture . 14
4.2.1 General . 14
4.2.2 AV processing . 15
4.2.3 Home automation . 15
4.2.4 QoS . 15
4.2.5 Security . 15
4.2.6 Interconnection . 15
4.2.7 Interfaces and access . 16
5 Interconnection requirements . 16
5.1 General connection requirements . 16
5.2 Address assignment and resolution . 16
5.2.1 Address assignment . 16
5.2.2 Address resolution . 17
5.3 Data transfer . 17
5.4 Protocol translation . 17
6 AV processing requirements . 18
6.1 General . 18
6.2 Multimedia transformation service . 18
6.2.1 Requirements summary . 18
6.2.2 Applications mode . 18
6.3 Multimedia stream control service . 24
6.3.1 Requirements summary . 24
6.3.2 Application mode . 25
6.3.3 Content directory service . 42
6.4 Media format . 44
7 Home automation requirements . 44
7.1 Requirements summary . 44
7.2 Devices in directory . 45
7.2.1 Printer . 45
7.2.2 Surveillance cameras . 45
7.2.3 Intelligent household appliance . 46
7.3 Multimedia message application . 46
7.3.1 Requirements summary for HMG . 46
7.3.2 Multimedia message . 46
7.3.3 Requirements for multimedia message . 46
7.3.4 Multimedia message format . 47
7.3.5 Send a message . 48

7.3.6 Delete a message . 48
7.3.7 Requirements for HMGs . 48
7.4 Devices management by HMG . 48
7.4.1 Device status . 48
7.4.2 Connection status . 48
7.4.3 Energy saving and power management. 49
7.5 Reading of meters. 49
7.6 Household appliance control . 50
7.7 AV recognition and analysis . 50
8 QoS . 50
8.1 General . 50
8.2 QoS requirements for HMG . 51
9 Security . 52
9.1 Requirements summary . 52
9.2 DRM . 52
9.3 Key management . 53
9.4 Authentication . 53
9.5 Credibility of HMG . 54
10 Performance requirements. 54
11 Requirements for Interfaces and protocols of HMGs . 55
11.1 General . 55
11.2 WAN side interfaces . 55
11.3 LAN side interfaces . 56
12 Upgrade . 56
Annex A (informative) Application scenario . 57
A.1 Entertainment . 57
A.1.1 Scenario 1: playback . 57
A.1.2 Scenario 2: VOD . 58
A.1.3 Scenario 3: change player . 58
A.1.4 Scenario 4: multicast . 59
A.1.5 Scenario 5: remote sharing . 60
A.1.6 Scenario 6: remote playback . 60
A.1.7 Scenario 7: upload and download . 61
A.1.8 Scenario 8: printing . 62
A.1.9 Scenario 9: home multi-screen interaction . 63
A.1.10 Scenario 10: inward remote sharing . 63
A.2 Communication . 64
A.2.1 Scenario 11: notification of new email . 64
A.2.2 Scenario 12: notification of incoming call . 65
A.2.3 Scenario 13: content sharing through videophones . 65
A.3 Security . 67
A.3.1 Scenario 14: video surveillance . 67
A.3.2 Scenario 15: image recognition and alarm . 67
A.4 Automation . 68
A.4.1 Scenario 16: controlling home appliances . 68
A.4.2 Scenario 17: meter reading . 69
A.5 Summary . 71
Bibliography . 72

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Figure 1 – Architecture for a home multimedia network . 14
Figure 2 – HMG architecture . 15
Figure 3 – Conversion of media streams .
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