Supported Descriptor List
(User-Private Ranges)

The following Descriptors from various User-Private ranges are currently being decoded by the analyzer.

Also check the Supported Core Descriptor List.

Whereever possible, the structure and naming of these descriptors has been taken from official specification documents. Where such documents were not available, the decoding is based on 3rd-party documentation/implementation or (in very few cases) reverse-engineering of obvious data patterns.

If you would like to submit more descriptors for inclusion in the decoder, please let us know.

Private SES / Astra

Private Range	Descriptor Tag		Descriptor Name
Private Range	HEX	DEC	Descriptor Name
00000001	86	134	extended_mosaic_descriptor
00000001	88	136	service_list_name_descriptor
00000001	93	147	bouquet_list_descriptor
00000001	D0	208	blucom_data_descriptor

Private BSKYB

Private Range	Descriptor Tag		Descriptor Name
Private Range	HEX	DEC	Descriptor Name
00000002	B1	177	BSKYB_LCN_descriptor
00000002	B2	178	BSKYB_service_descriptor

Private ARD/ZDF/ORF

Private Range	Descriptor Tag		Descriptor Name
	HEX	DEC
00000005	82	130	ssk_descriptor

Private EACEM

Private Range	Descriptor Tag		Descriptor Name
Private Range	HEX	DEC	Descriptor Name
00000028	83	131	logical_channel_descriptor
00000028	84	132	preferred_name_list_descriptor
00000028	85	133	preferred_name_identifier_descriptor
00000028	86	134	eacem_stream_identifier_descriptor
00000028	88	136	HD_simulcast_logical_channel_descriptor

Private NorDig

Private Range	Descriptor Tag		Descriptor Name
Private Range	HEX	DEC	Descriptor Name
00000029	83	131	logic_channel_descriptor_v1
00000029	87	135	logic_channel_descriptor_v2
00000029	A0	160	content_Protection_descriptor

Private CIPlus

Private Range	Descriptor Tag		Descriptor Name
Private Range	HEX	DEC	Descriptor Name
00000040	CB	203	ciplus_content_label_descriptor
00000040	CC	204	ciplus_service_descriptor
00000040	CD	205	ciplus_initialization_vector_descriptor
00000040	CE	206	ci_protection_descriptor
00000040	CF	207	ciplus_key_identifier_descriptor

Private Fransat

Private Range	Descriptor Tag		Descriptor Name
	HEX	DEC
0000055F	83	131	Eutelsat_channel_number_descriptor

Private UK-DBook

Private Range	Descriptor Tag		Descriptor Name
Private Range	HEX	DEC	Descriptor Name
0000233A	83	131	logical_channel_descriptor
0000233A	84	132	preferred_name_list_descriptor
0000233A	85	133	preferred_name_identifier_descriptor
0000233A	86	134	service_attribute_descriptor
0000233A	87	135	short_service_name_descriptor
0000233A	88	136	HD_simulcast_logical_channel_descriptor
0000233A	89	137	guidance_descriptor

Private fallback

This is a special descriptor range which is used internally in the software as fallback group if descriptors from the user-private range are encountered but not preceded by the mandatory private_data_specifier_descriptor indicating the applicable private range.

In almost every case where we have seen this rule violation, this is caused by attempts to send LCN descriptors. Please note that different specification have different opinions about bitfield widths and extra flags being transmitted in their respective LCN descriptors. If you read this and try to send LCNs, please make sure you tell receivers which specification you would like to apply by including the corresponding private_data_specifier_descriptor.

Private Range	Descriptor Tag		Descriptor Name
Private Range	HEX	DEC	Descriptor Name
	83	131	logical_channel_descriptor(invalid user-private,PD descriptor missing)
	88	136	HD_simulcast_logical_channel_descriptor(invalid user-private,PD descriptor missing)

Private ITC

Private Range	Descriptor Tag		Descriptor Name
Private Range	HEX	DEC	Descriptor Name
0000233A	83	131	logical_channel_descriptor
0000233A	84	132	preferred_name_list_descriptor
0000233A	85	133	preferred_name_identifier_descriptor
0000233A	86	134	eacem_stream_identifier_descriptor
0000233A	87	135	short_service_name_descriptor

Supported Descriptor List(User-Private Ranges)