Method and apparatus for packet transmission supporting downloading and streaming

摘要

A method and apparatus generate and process transport packets. A method of generating a transport packet by a sending entity includes generating a transport packet to include a packet header, a payload header and a payload, the packet header comprising an identifier of a payload type in a field indicating one of a plurality of payload types, the plurality of payload types comprising a first payload type of a download mode and a second payload type of a streaming mode, and sending the transport packet.