{"id":11168,"date":"2023-02-09T07:41:20","date_gmt":"2023-02-09T07:41:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/developer.rdkcentral.com\/documentation\/documentation\/rdk_video_documentation\/vendor_porting_guide\/"},"modified":"2025-10-22T09:55:54","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T09:55:54","slug":"vendor_porting_guide","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/developer.rdkcentral.com\/documentation\/documentation\/rdk_video_documentation\/rdk6\/vendor_porting_guide\/","title":{"rendered":"RDK6 Vendor Porting Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Before You Begin<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

RDK License<\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Vendors are advised to get into an agreement with RDK Management LLC to obtain the free license to use the complete RDK Code base in their platform. More details about license are available at <\/span>https:\/\/rdkcentral.com\/licenses\/<\/a> <\/span>. Please email <\/span>info@rdkcentral.com<\/a> <\/span>if you have additional questions about licenses or membership.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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This document helps vendors understand how to create a <\/span>successful<\/span> port of RDK on their platform with the help of the HAL API Specification for different RDK Components, as well as how the port can be successfully certified. Depending on the device profile ( <\/span>IP STB<\/span><\/a>, RDK TV<\/a><\/span>, <\/span>Hybrid STB<\/span><\/a>, etc. ), vendors may choose the relevant components and perform the port by implementing the HAL layer.<\/span><\/p>\n

Details of how to port third-party software stacks or applications to a SoC platform are out of the scope of this porting guide.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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6.1<\/td>\n All RDK-V device profiles<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/tbody>\n <\/table>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Prerequisites<\/h2>\n\n\n

The vendor is expected to have certain prerequisites before proceeding to the porting process, which include:<\/p>\n