AfterDawn: Glossary

Mobile Digital Media Controller

A Mobile Digital Media Controller (M-DMC) is a DLNA device, classed as a Mobile Handheld Device.

These wireless devices can find content stored on a Digital Media Server (DMS), or Mobile Digital Media Server (M-DMS) and send it to a Digital Media Renderer (DMR).

Such devices can include smartphones or personal digital assistants (PDA).

To check if you have a device that might be capable of communicating with DLNA devices, check the packaging for the DLNA-Certified logo.

Other types of DLNA devices include...

Home Network Devices
Digital Media Server (DMS)
Digital Media Player (DMP)
Digital Media Renderer (DMR)
Digital Media Controller (DMC)
Digital Media Printer (DMPr)

Mobile Handheld Devices
Mobile Digital Media Server (M-DMS)
Mobile Digital Media Player (M-DMP)
Mobile Digital Media Uploader (M-DMU)
Mobile Digital Media Downloader (M-DMD)

Home Infrastructure Devices
Mobile Network Connectivity Function (M-NCF)
Media Interoperability Unit (MIU)

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