Method and apparatus for transmitting media content via a single port or multiple ports

摘要

Disclosed is a method for generating a substream ID usable in transmitting media content based on a plurality of scenarios, and allocating the substream ID for transmitting media. A method for allocating an ID for transmitting media content comprises: a step of generating a substream ID containing information required for transmitting the media content based on a certain scenario from among a plurality of scenarios; and a step of transmitting the substream ID to a client. According to the present invention, a header for the transmission of media may be simplified, media content may be transmitted regardless of the number of ports, number of servers, and presence/absence of additional information, an application to be introduced in the future may be used, and backward compatibility for an existing media content transmission system may be provided.

主权项

1. A server, comprising:
a transport port; and a receiving port, wherein the server is configured to generate a media unit by encapsulating a media fragment unit (MFU), an asset based on the media unit, and a packet by packetizing the media unit, the MFU being a fragment of the media unit, the media unit being a container for independently decodable data, the asset being a data entity configured of one or more media units, wherein the generating of the packet includes generating the packet to include a field for distinguishing a media content component in the packet from other media content components, and wherein the field is in a packet header of the packet.