Optional
affiliateThis field shall indicate the local affiliate call sign, such as "KCTS". This field is optional, but
SHOULD be provided when known.
Optional
callThis field shall indicate the call sign of the channel, such as "PBS". This field is optional, but SHOULD be provided when known.
Optional
identifierThis shall indicate the unique identifier for a specific channel. This field is optional, but SHOULD be provided when MajorNumber and MinorNumber are not available.
This field shall indicate the channel major number value (for example, using ATSC format). When the channel number is expressed as a string, such as "13.1" or "256", the major number would be 13 or 256, respectively. This field is required but shall be set to 0 for channels such as over-the-top channels that are not represented by a major or minor number.
This field shall indicate the channel minor number value (for example, using ATSC format). When the channel number is expressed as a string, such as "13.1" or "256", the minor number would be 1 or 0, respectively. This field is required but shall be set to 0 for channels such as over-the-top channels that are not represented by a major or minor number.
Optional
nameThis field shall indicate the marketing name for the channel, such as “The CW" or "Comedy Central". This field is optional, but SHOULD be provided when known.
Optional
typeThis shall indicate the type or grouping of a specific channel. This field is optional, but SHOULD be provided when known.
This indicates a channel in a channel lineup.
While the major and minor numbers in the ChannelInfoStruct support use of ATSC channel format, a lineup may use other formats which can map into these numeric values.
See
MatterSpecification.v13.Cluster § 6.6.5.5