DLNA Issues Mandates for Device Low-Power Modes
The Digital Living Network Alliance is “greening” its guidelines through mandates for the use of low-power modes across networked devices, DLNA said. A low-power requirement is now part of DLNA guidelines for subscription-TV streaming devices and other devices used for…
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sharing personal content in the home, it said Tuesday. Other parts of the pay-TV and CE industries have likewise been working to cut energy use of devices (see 1506250038), as advocates want energy-efficiency rules for some devices (see 1508070059). It's "the first time that the power of the network has been harnessed to tackle the consumer electronics industry’s energy management challenge,” DLNA board member Stephen Palm emailed us. “As devices are added to a home network, instead of multiplying household energy usage, they will interact with other devices on the network to reduce overall power consumption beyond what is possible by focusing exclusively on the energy efficiency of individual devices." Most energy initiatives focused on improving the efficiency of individual TVs, set-top boxes, PCs, gaming consoles, routers and other devices. DLNA guidelines now mandate low-power modes for VidiPath-Certified Mobile Digital Media Server and Digital Media Renderer devices used to stream personal and subscription TV content, the alliance of CE companies said. DLNA ties together connected devices’ power-saving features and activities at the network’s application layer, improving the efficiency of these devices both individually and collectively, Palm said. More than 4 billion DLNA-certified devices are on the market, it said.