The High-Definition Audio-Video Network Alliance (HANA)[1] was a cross-industry collaboration of members addressing the end-to-end needs of connected, HD, home entertainment products and services.
HANA created design guidelines for secure high-definition audio-video networks that would speed the creation of new, high-quality, easy-to-use HD products.
The organisation's goal was to create standards-based solutions to facilitate the commercial deployment of connected products and services that would enhance the consumer HD entertainment experience.
Eight major consumer electronics manufacturers in 1997 came up with an open standard enabling home entertainment devices to communicate intelligently with each other.
A benefit of this approach is that it supports managed copies of content distributed by DVD, On-Demand services, downloads from the Internet, etc.
HANA worked with several leading organizations to realize its vision of a trusted, easy-to-use home entertainment network that enhanced the consumer HD experience.
HANA did not create specifications; instead, it worked with existing standards and developing design guidelines to incorporate best-in-class technologies.