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Channels

There are messages and status reports which service a specific area, they communicate on their own Channel (indicated by the Service Channel field in the message header).

All channel communication is of type Message.

Core Channel

Core Channel is 0.

Acknowledging Messages

Console sends packets of type Acknowledgement on channel 0x1000000000000000, Client sends Acks on Core Channel.

Service Channels

Click on the channel in the following table to get more information.

Channel GUID
SystemInput fa20b8ca-66fb-46e0-adb60b978a59d35f
SystemInputTVRemote d451e3b3-60bb-4c71-b3dbf994b1aca3a7
SystemMedia 48a9ca24-eb6d-4e12-8c43d57469edd3cd
SystemText 7af3e6a2-488b-40cb-a93179c04b7da3a0
SystemBroadcast b6a117d8-f5e2-45d7-862e8fd8e3156476
Title 00000000-0000-0000-0000000000000000

Acquiring a channel

After Local Join is done successfully, client can start additional Service Channel.

Example The following messaging happens on Core Channel.

  1. Start with Request Id 0
  2. Client sends Channel Start Request with current Request Id and Target Service Channel GUID to console
  3. Console replies with Channel Start Response
  4. Make sure Request Id in response matches the request
  5. Check result code of response, has to be 0 for success
  6. Use Target Channel Id, delivered in the response, to communicate with that channel
  7. ... Send next Channel Start Request with incremented Request Id ...

Input Channel

Control console via gamepad controls, touch, accelerometer, gyroscope etc.

Used messages:

Input TV Remote Channel

Also known as Stump, controls configured infrared devices via Xbox's IR Blaster and makes it possible to stream LiveTV and maybe HDMI IN. Communication is completely JSON-based.

Stump Message Type

Name String Value
Error Error
Ensure Streaming Started EnsureStreamingStarted
Get Configuration GetConfiguration
Get Headend Info GetHeadendInfo
Get LiveTV Info GetLiveTVInfo
Get Program Info GetProgrammInfo
Get Recent Channels GetRecentChannels
Get Tuner Lineups GetTunerLineups
Get AppChannel Data GetAppChannelData
Get AppChannel Lineups GetAppChannelLineups
Get AppChannel Program Data GetAppChannelProgramData
Send Key SendKey
Set Channel SetChannel

Message Id Generation

An example of a messageid (Android client): 7edcf9d0.14.

  • Generate a random int, called Message Id Prefix, from 0 to 0x7FFFFFFF.
  • Initialize a Message Id Index with 1
  • Concat both values, splitted by .: Prefix: 7edcf9d0, Index: 1 => 7edcf9d0.1
  • For each new request that's sent to the console, Message Id Index gets incremented: 7edcf9d0.2, 7edcf9d0.3

NOTE: AppChannel stuff uses a GUID as Message Id

Assemble HTTP Streaming URL

TODO

HDMI GUID

BA5EBA11-DEA1-4BAD-BA11-FEDDEADFAB1E

Stump Source

Name String Value
HDMI hdmi
USB TV Tuner tuner

Stump Quality

Name String Value
Low Quality low
Medium Quality medium
High Quality high
Best Quality best

Stump Notification

Name String Value
Streaming Error StreamingError
Channel Changed ChannelChanged
Channel Type Changed ChannelTypeChanged
Configuration Changed ConfigurationChanged
Device UI Changed DeviceUIChanged
Headend Changed HeadendChanged
Video Format Changed VideoFormatChanged
Program Changed ProgrammChanged
Tunerstate Changed TunerStateChanged

Stump Filter Type

Name String Value
All ALL
HD and SD HDSD
Only HD HD

Stump Base Message

Request

Direction: Client -> Console

{
    "request": "Stump Message Type goes here",
    "msgid": "Generated Message Id goes here",
    "params": "Either null/None or some other parameters"
}
Response

Direction: Console -> Client

Regular response

{
    "response": "Same as request value",
    "msgid": "Same as request value",
    "params": "Requested data"
}

Notification

{
    "notification": "notification value",
    // Maybe some other value?
}

Error

{
    "response": "Error",
    "msgid": "Same as request value",
    "error": "Some error text"
}

Get Configuration

Value: GetConfiguration

Request Parameters None

Response Parameters

[
    {
        "device_id": "0",
        "device_type": "tv",
        "buttons": {
            "btn.back": "Back",
            "btn.up": "Up",
            "btn.red": "Red",
            // and more...
        }
    },
    {
        "device_id": "1",
        "device_type": "stb",
        "buttons": {}
    },
    {
        // ...
        "device_type": "tuner"
    }
]

Get Headend Info

Value: GetHeadendInfo

Request Parameters None

Response Parameters

{
    "headendId": "dbd2530a-fcd5-8ff0-b89d-20cd7e021502",
    "providerName": "Sky Deutschland",
    "headendLocale": "de-DE",
    "providers": [
        {
            "headendId": "DBD2530A-FCD5-8FF0-B89D-20CD7E021502",
            "providerName": "Sky Deutschland",
            "source": "hdmi",
            "titleId": "162615AD",
            "filterPreference": "HDSD",
            "canStream": "false"
        },
        {
            "headendId": "D130DB0D-6CBC-328C-A30F-A514C0D0F377",
            "providerName": "Unity Media",
            "source": "tuner",
            "titleId": "162615AD",
            "filterPreference": "ALL",
            "canStream": "true"
        }
    ],
    "blockExplicitContentPerShow": false,
    "dvrEnabled": false
}

Get Live TV Info

Value: GetLiveTVInfo

Request Parameters None

Response Parameters

{ "inHdmiMode": "1" }

Get Program Info

Value: GetProgrammInfo

Request Parameters None

Response Parameters

// Unknown

Get Tuner Lineups

Value: GetTunerLineups

Request Parameters None

Response Parameters

{
    "providers":[
        {
        "headendId":"D130DB0D-6CBC-328C-A30F-A514C0D0F377",
        "cqsChannels":[

        ],
        "foundChannels":[

        ]
        }
    ]
}

Get AppChannel Lineups

Value: GetAppChannelLineups

Request Parameters None

Response Parameters

[
    {
        "id":"LiveTvHdmiProvider",
        "providerName":"OneGuide",
        "primaryColor":"ff107c10",
        "secondaryColor":"ffebebeb",
        "titleId":"0BB0AAE5",
        "channels":[

        ]
    },
    {
        "id":"LiveTvPlaylistProvider",
        "providerName":"OneGuide",
        "primaryColor":"ff107c10",
        "secondaryColor":"ffebebeb",
        "titleId":"0BB0AAE5",
        "channels":[
        {
            "id":"PromoAppChannel",
            "name":"More app channels"
        }
        ]
    },
    {
        "id":"LiveTvUsbProvider",
        "providerName":"OneGuide",
        "primaryColor":"ff107c10",
        "secondaryColor":"ffebebeb",
        "titleId":"0BB0AAE5",
        "channels":[
        ]
    }
]

Get AppChannel Program Data

Value: GetAppChannelProgramData

Request Parameters

{
    "providerId": "provider id goes here",
    "programId": "program id goes here"
}

Response Parameters

// Unknown

Get AppChannel Data

Value: GetAppChannelData

Request Parameters

{
    "providerId": "provider id goes here",
    "channelId": "channel id goes here",
    "id": "channel id again"
}

Response Parameters

// Unknown

Ensure Streaming started

Value: EnsureStreamingStarted

Request Parameters

{ "source": "stump source goes here"}

Response Parameters

// Unknown

Set Channel Params

Value: SetChannel

Request Parameters By Id:

{ "channelId": "target Channel Id", "lineupInstanceId": "target Lineup Id" }

By Name:

{ "channel_name": "target channel name" }

Response Parameters

// Unknown

Get recent Channels

Value: GetRecentChannels

Request Paramters

{ "startindex": 0, "count": 50 }

Response Parameters

[ "list", "of", "channels"]

Send Key

Value: SendKey

Request Parameters

{
    "button_id": "button id string",
    // optional:
    // "device_id": "target device id"
}

Response Parameters True on success, False on error

Media Channel

Get info about currently playing media and control the playback.

Used messages:

Text Channel

Input Text whenever a text-dialog is shown on Xbox.

Used messages:

Broadcast Channel

Initializing of Gamestreaming is done over this channel. Communication is completely JSON-based. Actual streaming is done over Nano.

Messages actively sent from client to console:

The other messages are basically status messages sent from console to client.

How to start gamestreaming?

  1. Open the SystemBroadcast channel.
  2. Console sends a Gamestream Enabled Message.
  3. Check the field enabled if it's possible to use Gamestreaming (e.g. if it's activated).
  4. Send a Gamestream Start Message to the console.
  5. Console sends some Gamestream State Messages.
  6. Get the connection data from State: Initializing.
  7. Use Nano to connect to the console.

Broadcast Message Type

Type Value Sent by
Start Gamestream 0x01 Client
Stop Gamestream 0x02 Client
Gamestream State 0x03 Console
Gamestream Enabled 0x04 Console
Gamestream Error 0x05 Console
Telemetry 0x06 Console
Preview Status 0x07 Console

Messages

Gamestream Start Message

Type: 0x1

Direction: Client -> Console

NOTE: Some values could be int or bool rather than string but the following example is the original format that gets sent from the original Windows 10 client

{
    "type": 1,
    "configuration": {
        "urcpType": "0",
        "urcpFixedRate": "-1",
        "urcpMaximumWindow": "1310720",
        "urcpMinimumRate": "256000",
        "urcpMaximumRate": "10000000",
        "urcpKeepAliveTimeoutMs": "0",
        "audioFecType": "0",
        "videoFecType": "0",
        "videoFecLevel": "3",
        "videoPacketUtilization": "0",
        "enableDynamicBitrate": "false",
        "dynamicBitrateScaleFactor": "1",
        "dynamicBitrateUpdateMs": "5000",
        "sendKeyframesOverTCP": "false",
        "videoMaximumWidth": "1280",
        "videoMaximumHeight": "720",
        "videoMaximumFrameRate": "60",
        "videoPacketDefragTimeoutMs": "16",
        "enableVideoFrameAcks": "false",
        "enableAudioChat": "true",
        "audioBufferLengthHns": "10000000",
        "audioSyncPolicy": "1",
        "audioSyncMinLatency": "10",
        "audioSyncDesiredLatency": "40",
        "audioSyncMaxLatency": "170",
        "audioSyncCompressLatency": "100",
        "audioSyncCompressFactor": "0.99",
        "audioSyncLengthenFactor": "1.01",
        "enableOpusAudio": "false",
        "enableOpusChatAudio": "true",
        "inputReadsPerSecond": "120",
        "udpMaxSendPacketsInWinsock": "250",
        "udpSubBurstGroups": "0",
        "udpBurstDurationMs": "12"
    },
    "reQueryPreviewStatus": false
}
Gamestream Stop Message

Type: 0x2

Direction: Client -> Console / never seen in the wild

{
    "type": 2
}
Gamestream State Message

Type: 0x3

Direction: Console -> Client

All gamestream state messages use a state field, declared in the following table.

Gamestream State
State Value
Initializing 0x01
Started 0x02
Stopped 0x03
Paused 0x04
Initializing
{
    "type": 3,
    "state": 1,
    "sessionId": "{123E4567-E89b-12D3-A456-426655440000}",
    "udpPort": 55068,
    "tcpPort": 52556
}
Started
{
    "type": 3,
    "state": 2,
    "sessionId": "{123E4567-E89b-12D3-A456-426655440000}",
    "isWirelessConnection": false,
    "wirelessChannel": 0,
    "transmitLinkSpeed": 1000000000
}
Stopped
{
    "type": 3,
    "state": 3,
    "sessionId": "{123E4567-E89b-12D3-A456-426655440000}"
}
Paused
// Never seen in the wild
Gamestream Enabled Message

Type: 0x4

Direction: Console -> Client

{
    "type": 4,
    "enabled": true,
    "canBeEnabled": true,
    "majorProtocolVersion": 6,
    "minorProtocolVersion": 0
}
Gamestream Error Message

Type: 0x5

Direction: Console -> Client

{
    "type": 5,
    "errorType": 1,
    "errorValue": 1234
}
Gamestream Error
Error Value
General 0x01
Failed to instantiate 0x02
Failed to initialize 0x03
Failed to start 0x04
Failed to stop 0x05
No Controller 0x06
Different MSA active 0x07
DRM Video 0x08
HDCP Video 0x09
Kinect Title 0x0A
Prohibited Game 0x0B
Poor network connection 0x0C
Streaming disabled 0x0D
Cannot reach console 0x0E
Generic Error 0x0F
Version mismatch 0x10
No profile 0x11
Broadcast in progress 0x12
Gamestream Telemetry Message

Type: 0x6

Direction: Unknown / never seen in the wild

{
    "type": 6
}
Gamestream Preview Status Message

Type: 0x7

Direction: Console -> Client

{
    "type": 7,
    "isPublicPreview": false,
    "isInternalPreview": false
}

Title Channel

The title channel is used if the running title (aka. game) supports the SmartGlass Experience (for example: Fallout 4).

For opening the Service Channel you have to send a Title Id while acquiring the channel.

Title channel does basic communication over the Core channel:

NOTE: For title specific data additional sockets are used!

Title handshaking

Flow to get connection data for title communication:

  1. Client sends Auxiliary Stream Handshake
  2. Host responds with Auxiliary Stream Handshake
  3. Client sends Auxiliary Stream Handshake again
  4. Host responds with Auxiliary Stream Connection Info
  5. Client sets up Auxiliary crypto context
  6. Client connects to advertised Title endpoints

Packet structure

TODO