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technicalChannel (technical-based)

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Mandatory for ingest, optional or not used for ION

Mandatory for ION, optional for ingest

Mandatory for both ingest and ION

Optional for ingest and optional or not used for ION

cmsData - technicalChannel

ElementsFields/​attributesTypeRequiredSample dataDescriptionIONMDS
cmsData







technicalChannel
TechnicalChannelTypeOptional
This element defines a technical channelNot used
providerIdstringMandatoryGLOBALProviderMandatorycompanyId
providerResourceIdstringMandatorySTCUEnabled_TechnicalLevel_NewTechnical channel IDMandatory
namestringMandatorySTCUEnabled_New_LiveTechnicalChannelTechnical channel nameMandatorylongName
deliveryUristringOptionalhttp://delivery.uri/dash/live/BBC_v1/28107e25-309c-a557-2f4e-ea2000868a6e/manifest.mpdThe location of the A/V stream of the channel on the network. Holds the URL for adaptive streaming.MandatoryNetworkLocation
profileIdsstringOptionalProfile_STCU_CIM_9089The IDs of the profile applied to the technical channel (semicolon-separated)Not usedprofileRef

isFreeToAir

booleanOptionaltrue 

Whether the channel is free-to-air or not.

This is used by client applications to determine how and when to apply parental controls to the channel's events (only applicable for certain parental control bodies).



isMandatoryContentProtection

booleanOptionaltrue

Whether client apps are required to enforce parental control for playback for the channel (typically for non-free-to-air channels).

This is used by client applications to determine how and when to apply parental controls to the channel's events (only applicable for certain parental control bodies).



cmsData - technicalChannel - metadataSet(locale)

ElementsFields/​attributesTypeRequiredSample dataDescriptionIONMDS
cmsData







technicalChannel








metadataSet(locale)

MetadataSetTypeOptional
Language/country code in which the metadata set is written. It must conform to ISO-639 and ISO 3166-1. If the MetadataSet is not localised, the locale must be set to "none".Not usedEpgDescription

locale
Mandatory

Mandatory
metadata
MetadataTypeOptional

Not usedEpgElement
key="Title"stringOptionalSTCUEnabled_EditorialLevel_New_LiveTechnicalChannelTechnical channel titleMandatory
key="ChannelNumber"stringOptional25Rating for the technical channelMandatory
key="ShortName"stringOptionalESPNShort name for technical channelMandatoryshortName

cmsData - technicalChannel - editorialChannelRef

ElementsFields/​attributesTypeRequiredSample dataDescriptionIONMDS
cmsData







technicalChannel







editorialChannelRef
EditorialChannelTypeMandatory
Reference to the editorial channel containing this technical channelNot usedmainChannelId
providerIdstringMandatoryGLOBALProviderMandatorycompanyId
providerResourceIdstringMandatorySTCUEnabled_EditorialLevel_NewEditorial channel IDMandatory

cmsData - technicalChannel - securityInfo

ElementsFields/​attributesTypeRequiredSample dataDescriptionIONMDS
cmsData







technicalChannel









securityInfo


SecurityInfoTypeOptional
Element describing a set of data related to a specific security device (CAS, DRM)Not usedsecurityInfo
id

stringMandatorydrmid01DRM or CAS ID of the element for the specified security device (DRM or CAS). This DRM/CAS ID is only valid in the context of the specified DRM/CAS device.MandatorydrmId
securityDeviceId

stringMandatorydrmInstanceName01ID of the security device (CAS or DRM) assignedNot useddrmInstanceName
sessionGroupId


stringOptional
ID of the session group assigned to the channel (used for channel group session limits)

usageRule


stringOptional
Usage rule

qmWaterMark

stringOptional
Quickmark watermark details

cdnTokenDetails

CdnTokenTypeOptional




cdnType
stringOptional
The CDN type (e.g., Broadpeak)


cdnId
stringOptional
The CDN ID (e.g., brdpk_cdn_id1)

metadataSet(locale)

MetadataSetTypeOptional
Language/country code in which the metadata set is written. It must conform to ISO-639 and ISO 3166-1. If the MetadataSet is not localised, the locale must be set to "none".Not usedEpgDescription

locale
Mandatory

Not used
metadata
MetadataTypeOptional

Not usedEpgElement
key="CMS4MigratedData"stringOptionalTRUEMigrated from CMS4 in booleanNot used
key="RetentionDuration"stringOptional12400Duration to retainNot used
key="Evt_id"stringOptional4536
Not used

cmsData - technicalChannel - timeShifting

ElementsFields/​attributesTypeRequiredSample dataDescriptionIONMDS
cmsData







technicalChannel









timeShifting



Optional

Not used


shortTermCatchUpSupportbooleanOptionalFALSEIndicates if the short-term catch-up feature is activated for this event.Not usedcatchUpSupport


longTermCatchUpSupportbooleanOptionalTRUEIndicates if the long-term catch-up feature is activated for this event.Not usedcatchUpSupport


startOverSupportbooleanOptionalTRUEIndicates if the start over feature is activated for this event.Not usedstartOverSupport


networkPvrSupportbooleanOptionalTRUEIndicates if the NPVR feature is activated for this technical channelNot usednetworkPvrSupport
shortTermCatchUpParameters


Optional
Indicates if the short-term catch-up feature is activated for this technical channel.Not used

sourceIdstringOptionalhttp://nagra.com/Content/HLS/CatchUp/channel(name=CNN,startTime={startTime},endTime={endTime})/index.m3u8Identifier of the rolling-buffer stream providing short-term catch-up access. This identifier should be unique across technical channels delivered from the same encoder platform. Value syntax is specific to the encoder platform.Optional

validityStartOffsetdurationOptionalP3Y6M4DT12H30M5SOffset from any short-term catch-up event end, allowing to define the start validity of the corresponding short-term catch-up contents (compliant to ISO 8601 standard)Optional

validityDurationdurationOptionalP3Y6M4DT12H30M5SValidity duration from any short-term catch-up contents start, allowing to define the end validity of the corresponding short-term catch-up contents (compliant to ISO 8601 standard)Optional
longTermCatchUpParameters


Optional
Indicates if the long-term catch-up feature is activated for this technical channel.Not used

sourceIdstringOptionalhttp://nagra.com/Content/HLS/CatchUp/channel(name=CNN,startTime={startTime},endTime={endTime})/index.m3u8Identifier of the rolling-buffer stream providing short-term catch-up access. This identifier should be unique across technical channels delivered from the same encoder platform. Value syntax is specific to the encoder platform.Optional

validityStartOffsetdurationOptionalP3Y6M4DT12H30M5SOffset from any short-term catch-up event end, allowing to define the start validity of the corresponding short-term catch-up contents (compliant to ISO 8601 standard)Optional

validityDurationdurationOptionalP3Y6M4DT12H30M5SValidity duration from any short-term catch-up contents start, allowing to define the end validity of the corresponding short-term catch-up contents (compliant to ISO 8601 standard)Optional

purgeGracePerioddurationOptionalP3Y6M4DT12H30M5SOffset from the technical content end date used to set the minimum purge date of the record. Positive value (compliant to ISO 8601 standard).Not used
startOverParameters


Optional
Definition of the configuration parameters relative to the start over featureNot used

startOverDeliveryUristringOptionalhttp://nagra.com/Content/HLS/StartOver/channel(name={serviceId},startTime={startTime})/index.m3u8 Specifies the template used to build the start over playout delivery URL.OptionalStartOverLocation

networkPvrParameters


sourceId
stringOptional
Identifier of the rolling-buffer stream providing NPVR access. This identifier should be unique across technical channels delivered from the same encoder platform. Value syntax is specific to the encoder platform.Optional
validityDuration
stringOptionalP3Y6M4DT12H30M5SValidity duration from any NPVR contents start, allowing to define the end validity of the corresponding NPVR contents (compliant to ISO 8601 standard, for example, "P3Y6M4DT12H30M5S").Optional
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