ETSI TS 103 270 V1.3.1 (2019-05)

ETSI TS 103 270 V1.3.1 (2019-05)






TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
RadioDNS Hybrid Radio;
Hybrid lookup for radio services

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Reference
RTS/JTC-052
Keywords
broadcasting, DNS, IP, radio
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Contents
Intellectual Property Rights . 5
Foreword . 5
Modal verbs terminology . 5
1 Scope . 6
2 References . 6
2.1 Normative references . 6
2.2 Informative references . 7
3 Definition of terms, symbols and abbreviations . 7
3.1 Terms . 7
3.2 Symbols . 7
3.3 Abbreviations . 8
4 Introduction . 8
5 Authoritative FQDN resolution, and ServiceIdentifier and bearerURI construction for broadcast
services . 9
5.1 RadioDNS FQDN, ServiceIdentifier and bearerURI construction . 9
5.1.1 FM with RDS/RBDS . 9
5.1.1.1 RDS/RBDS parameters . 9
5.1.1.2 Construction of RadioDNS FQDN . 10
5.1.1.3 Construction of ServiceIdentifier . 10
5.1.1.4 Construction of bearerURI . 10
5.1.2 Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB/DAB+). 11
5.1.2.1 DAB/DAB+ parameters . 11
5.1.2.2 Construction of RadioDNS FQDN . 11
5.1.2.3 Construction of ServiceIdentifier . 11
5.1.2.4 Construction of bearerURI . 12
5.1.3 Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM) . 12
5.1.3.1 DRM parameters . 12
5.1.3.2 Construction of RadioDNS FQDN . 12
5.1.3.3 Construction of ServiceIdentifier . 13
5.1.3.4 Construction of bearerURI . 13
5.1.4 AM Signalling System (AMSS) . 13
5.1.4.1 AMSS parameters . 13
5.1.4.2 Construction of RadioDNS FQDN . 13
5.1.4.3 Construction of ServiceIdentifier . 13
5.1.4.4 Construction of bearerURI . 13
5.1.5 IBOC . 14
5.1.5.1 IBOC parameters . 14
5.1.5.2 Construction of RadioDNS FQDN . 14
5.1.5.3 Construction of ServiceIdentifier . 14
5.1.5.4 Construction of bearerURI . 14
5.2 Resolution of Authoritative FQDN . 15
6 Authoritative FQDN and ServiceIdentifier resolution and bearerURI construction for IP-streamed
services . 15
6.1 General . 15
6.2 Inclusion of parameters into stream metadata . 16
6.2.1 Streaming transports . 16
6.2.1.1 SHOUTcast . 16
6.2.1.2 ASF . 16
6.2.1.3 Flash Audio . 16
6.2.2 Metadata intervals . 16
6.3 Construction of bearerURI . 17
6.4 Construction of ServiceIdentifier . 17
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7 Authoritative FQDN and ServiceIdentifier resolution from SPI SI . 17
8 Implementation requirements . 17
8.1 Service provider implementation . 17
8.2 Device Implementation . 18
9 Client identification . 18
9.1 Introduction . 18
9.2 Client identifier format . 18
9.3 Client Identifier Presentation . 18
9.3.1 Introduction. 18
9.3.2 Use of TLS . 19
9.3.3 Protocol guidance . 19
9.4 Service provider reception . 20
Annex A (normative): Deriving the GCC for a service. 21
A.0 Introduction . 21
A.1 Deriving the GCC using ECC . . 21
A.2 Deriving the GCC without ECC . 21
Annex B (informative): Bibliography . 29
History . 30

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Intellectual Property Rights
Essential patents
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Foreword
This Technical Specification (TS) has been produced by Joint Technical Committee (JTC) Broadcast of the European
Broadcasting Union (EBU), Comité Européen de Normalisation ELECtrotechnique (CENELEC) and the European
Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI).
NOTE: The EBU/ETSI JTC Broadcast was established in 1990 to co-ordinate the drafting of standards in the
specific field of broadcasting and related fields. Since 1995 the JTC Broadcast became a tripartite body
by including in the Memorandum of Understanding also CENELEC, which is responsible for the
standardization of radio and television receivers. The EBU is a professional association of broadcasting
organizations whose work includes the co-ordination of its members' activities in the technical, legal,
programme-making and programme-exchange domains. The EBU has active members in about
60 countries in the European broadcasting area; its headquarters is in Geneva.
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1 Scope
The present document defines the methodology for discovering an Authoritative FQDN for a radio service, including
discovery using DNS queries to radiodns.org, a root domain name server operated by RadioDNS. The present document
also defines the construction of a unique ServiceIdentifier parameter and bearerURI for a radio service.
This version includes the addition of client identification.
NOTE: Specifications for applications built upon the RadioDNS methodology can be found at
http://radiodns.org/developers/documentation/.
2 References
2.1 Normative references
References are either specific (identified by date of publication and/or edition number or version number) or
non-specific. For specific references, only the cited version applies. For non-specific references, the latest version of the
referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
Referenced documents which are not found to be publicly available in the expected location might be found at
https://docbox.etsi.org/Reference/.
NOTE: While any hyperlinks included in this clause were valid at the time of publication, ETSI cannot guarantee
their long term validity.
The following referenced documents are necessary for the application of the present document.
[1] ETSI EN 300 401: "Radio Broadcasting Systems; Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) to mobile,
portable and fixed receivers".
[2] ETSI ES 201 980: "Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM); System Specification".
[3] ETSI TS 102 386: "Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM); AM signalling system (AMSS)".
[4] National Radio Systems Committee NRSC-5-B:2008: "In-band/on-channel Digital Radio
Broadcasting Standard".
[5] ETSI TS 102 818: "Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB); Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM); XML
Specification for Electronic Programme Guide (EPG)".
[6] IETF RFC 1035 (1987): "Domain Names - Implementation and Specification".
[7] IETF RFC 3761 (2004): "The E.164 to Uniform Resource Identifiers (URI) Dynamic Delegation
Discovery System (DDDS) Application (ENUM)".
[8] IEC 62106:2015: "Specification of the Radio Data System (RDS) for VHF/FM sound broadcasting
in the frequency range from 87,5 MHz to 108,0 MHz".
[9] National Radio Systems Committee NRSC-4-B: "Specification of the radio broadcast data system
(RBDS)".
NOTE: Available at https://www.nrscstandards.org/standards-and-guidelines/documents/standards/nrsc-4-b.pdf
[10] ISO 3166-1: "Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions - Part 1:
Country codes".
[11] Void.
[12] ETSI TS 101 756: "Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB); Registered Tables".
[13] IETF RFC 2818: "HTTP over TLS".
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[14] IETF RFC 7235: "Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP/1.1): Authentication".
[15] SY-IDD-1020s: "HD Radio™ Air Interface Design Description, Station Information, Service
Transport".
2.2 Informative references
References are either specific (identified by date of publication and/or edition number or version number) or
non-specific. For specific references, only the cited version applies. For non-specific references, the latest version of the
referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
NOTE: While any hyperlinks included in this clause were valid at the time of publication, ETSI cannot guarantee
their long term validity.
The following referenced documents are not necessary for the application of the present document but they assist the
user with regard to a particular subject area.
Not applicable.
3 Definition of terms, symbols and abbreviations
3.1 Terms
For the purposes of the present document, the following terms apply:
application: means of enhancing an associated radio service, using an IP connection, with additional content,
functionality, or interactivity
authoritative FQDN: internet domain for a service provider
bearer: method of carriage of the service
bearerURI: unique identifier for the service to be used in SPI SI documents
char: single character
client identifier: non-unique identifier sent by a client to a service provider
hexadecimal: representation of a number in base-16 using the characters 0-9, a-f
nibble: four-bit aggregation, or half an octet
RadioDNS FQDN: internet domain constructed only for the purposes of querying DNS
service: radio service or data service
ServiceIdentifier: string that uniquely identifies a radio service within the scope of an Authoritative FQDN
service provider: organization providing RadioDNS Hybrid Radio applications
string: zero or more characters in the range 0-9, a-z
3.2 Symbols
Void.
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3.3 Abbreviations
For the purposes of the present document, the following abbreviations apply:
AM Amplitude Modulation
AMSS Amplitude Modulation Signalling System
ASF Advanced Systems Format
CNAME DNS Canonical NAME record
DAB Digital Audio Broadcasting
DNS Domain Name System
DRM Digital Radio Mondiale
ECC Extended Country Code
EId Ensemble Identifier
FCC Federal Communications Commission
FIG Fast Information Group
FM Frequency Modulation
FQDN Fully Qualified Domain Name
GCC Global Country Code
HTTP HyperText Transfer Protocol
IBOC In-Band On-Channel
IP Internet Protocol
PI Programme Identification
RBDS Radio Broadcast Data System
RDS Radio Data System
SCIdS Service Component Identifier within a Service
SI Service Information
SId Service Identifier
SPI Service and Programme Information
SPS Supplemental Program Service
SRV DNS SeRVice record
TLS Transport Layer Security
TTL Time To Live
URI Uniform Resource Identifier
URL Uniform Resource Locator
VHF Very High Frequency
4 Introduction
It is possible to supplement uni-directional radio services with applications that can take advantage of bi-directional
communication using the IP protocol. These applications may enhance the radio services with which they are associated
with additional content or functionality, or enable interactivity.
Radio devices should be aware of what IP delivered applications are available for each radio service it receives.
Standardizing the methodology to locate these applications allows a manufacturer to support IP delivered applications
directly on the device.
The present document standardizes the methodology for locating the Authoritative Fully Qualified Domain
Name (FQDN) for radio services using the following radio systems: FM with RDS [8] or RBDS [9], DAB/DAB+ [1],
DRM [2], AM with AMSS [3], and IBOC [4].
The present document standardizes a methodology to locate applications based upon the existing DNS methodology [6].
A RadioDNS FQDN is created from known broadcast parameters, and DNS is used to resolve this RadioDNS FQDN to
a CNAME record containing the Authoritative FQDN for the service provider.
The basis for this methodology broadly follows that used to map E.164 format telephone numbers to domains [7].
The present document also standardizes how to locate the Authoritative FQDN without the use of DNS lookup.
The Authoritative FQDN for a service can be acquired through a series of processes, shown in figure 1.
The present document also standardizes how devices identify themselves when connecting to service providers.
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Figure 1: Process to acquire Authoritative FQDN for a service
The service is also given a ServiceIdentifier parameter, which is unique within the scope of an Authoritative FQDN.
The service may also be given a bearerURI parameter, which allows location of the service when placed in an SPI SI
document.
Clause 5 describes how to resolve the Authoritative FQDN and construct the ServiceIdentifier and bearerURI for
broadcast radio services.
Clause 6 describes how to resolve the Authoritative FQDN and ServiceIdentifier and construct the bearerURI for
streaming radio services.
Clause 7 describes how to resolve the Authoritative FQDN and ServiceIdentifier from an SPI SI document.
Methods for discovery of the SPI SI document are defined in ETSI TS 102 818 [5].
5 Authoritative FQDN resolution, and ServiceIdentifier
and bearerURI construction for broadcast services
5.1 RadioDNS FQDN, ServiceIdentifier and bearerURI
construction
5.1.1 FM with RDS/RBDS
5.1.1.1 RDS/RBDS parameters
The FM system supports identification of a radio service through transmission of meta-data by using RDS [8] or
RBDS [9].
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The parameters are defined in table 1.
Table 1: RDS/RBDS parameter description
Parameter Description Value Status
gcc
The Global Country Code (GCC) of the country of origin of the 3-char mandatory
service (see annex A). hexadecimal
pi
Received RDS/RBDS Programme Identification (PI) code. 4-char mandatory
hexadecimal
frequency
Frequency on which the service broadcast is received, formatted to 5-char string mandatory
5 characters in units of 100 KHz. Frequencies below 100 MHz shall
be supplied with a leading zero, for example 95,8 MHz would be
represented as "09580", 104,9 MHz as "10490".

NOTE: During the development of RadioDNS, it was permitted to compile the RadioDNS FQDN using the
ISO 3166-1 [10] alpha-2 country code as an alternative to the GCC. However, since the GCC can be
derived from location information and the PI code, only the GCC has been standardized.
5.1.1.2 Construction of RadioDNS FQDN
The RadioDNS FQDN for a VHF/FM service is compiled as follows:
...fm.radiodns.org
Some examples of RadioDNS FQDNs constructed from broadcast parameters are shown in table 2.
Table 2: Example of RadioDNS FQDN construction for RDS/RBDS
GCC PI Frequency RadioDNS FQDN
(MHz)
ce1 c586 95,8 09580.c586.ce1.fm.radiodns.org
de0 d1e0 103,9 10390.d1e0.de0.fm.radiodns.org

5.1.1.3 Construction of ServiceIdentifier
The ServiceIdentifier for a VHF/FM service is compiled as follows:
fm///
Some examples of ServiceIdentifiers constructed from broadcast parameters are shown in table 3.
Table 3: Example of RadioDNS ServiceIdentifier construction for RDS/RBDS
GCC PI Frequency RadioDNS ServiceIdentifier
(MHz)
ce1 c586 95,8 fm/ce1/c586/09580
de0 d1e0 103,9 fm/de0/d1e0/10390

5.1.1.4 Construction of bearerURI
The bearerURI for a VHF/FM service is compiled as follows:
fm:..
The element may be replaced by the asterisk ("*") character to signify any frequency. In this case the PI
code alone shall be used by the device to locate the source.
Some examples of FM bearerURIs constructed from broadcast parameters are shown in table 4.
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Table 4: Example of RadioDNS bearerURI construction for RDS/RBDS
GCC PI Frequency RadioDNS bearerURI
(MHz)
ce1 c586 95,8 fm:ce1.c586.09580
de0 d1e0 103,9 fm:de0.d1e0.10390
ce1 c201 many fm:ce1.c201.*

5.1.2 Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB/DAB+)
5.1.2.1 DAB/DAB+ parameters
The parameters are defined in table 5.
Table 5: DAB parameter description
Parameters Description Value Status
gcc
The Global Country Code (GCC) of the country of origin of 3-char hexadecimal mandatory
the service (see annex A)
eid
The Ensemble Identifier (EId) of the service 4-char hexadecimal mandatory
sid
The Service Identifier (SId) of the service 4- or 8-char mandatory
hexadecimal
scids
The Service Component Identifier within the Service 1-char hexadecimal mandatory
(SCIdS) of the service component
uatype
The User Application Type (UAtype) of the data 3-char hexadecimal mandatory for data
component components,
otherwise omitted

For data services (or data components of audio services) the uatype parameter is also mandatory.
5.1.2.2 Construction of RadioDNS FQDN
The RadioDNS FQDN for a DAB/DAB+ service is compiled as follows:
[.]....dab.radiodns.org
Some examples of RadioDNS FQDNs constructed from broadcast parameters are shown in table 6.
Table 6: Example of RadioDNS FQDN construction for DAB
GCC EId SId SCIdS UAType RadioDNS FQDN
de0 100c d220 0 0.d220.100c.de0.dab.radiodns.org
ce1 c18c cc86 0 0.cc86.c18c.ce1.dab.radiodns.org
ce1 c185 e1c00098 0 004 004.0.e1c00098.c185.ce1.dab.radiodns.org

5.1.2.3 Construction of ServiceIdentifier
The ServiceIdentifier for a DAB/DAB+ service is compiled as follows:
dab////[/]
The element is application specific. The inclusion of is mandatory for data services or
data components of audio services.
Some examples of ServiceIdentifiers constructed from broadcast parameters are shown in table 7.
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Table 7: Example of RadioDNS ServiceIdentifer construction for DAB
GCC EId SId SCIdS UAType RadioDNS ServiceIdentifier
de0 100c d220 0 dab/de0/100c/d220/0
ce1 c18c cc86 0 dab/ce1/c18c/cc86/0
ce1 c185 e1c00098 0 004 dab/ce1/c185/e1c00098/0/004

5.1.2.4 Construction of bearerURI
The bearerURI for a DAB/DAB+ service is compiled as follows:
dab:...[.]
The inclusion of is mandatory for data services or data components of audio services.
Some examples of bea
...