ETSI TS 102 006-1

In order to guarantee the functionality of a receiver as well as increasing its functionality once deployed in the field a software update service is required. This document specifies a standard mechanism for signalling a software update service and the means to carry the data for such a software update service. This document does not define the mandatory character of this protocol in a specific context, and it does not exclude the use of proprietary mechanisms for doing a software update. This allows a network to support horizontal market model receivers (e.g. MHP receivers). Equally it allows receivers requiring a software update service to be deployed in a network independent way.