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title: "Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA)"
canonical: "https://docs.cuesystem.com/space/CVCWIDGETS/447250500/Digital%20Living%20Network%20Alliance%20(DLNA)"
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The Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) is a collaborative organization that is responsible for defining interoperability guidelines to enable sharing of digital media between multimedia devices. DLNA uses Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) for media management, discovery and control. Cue System uses UPnP technology for control of many DLNA compatible AV devices - TVs, AV receivers, media players, etc. 

## DLNA device types

- Server - stores content, typically NAS (Network-Attached Storage)
- Renderer - renders content, typically TV, AV receiver, small box players, ...
- Controller - controls servers and renderers

## DLNA Controller functions

- Discovery UPnP devices
- Find content on a server
- Match content to renderers
- Transport functions