Method and apparatus for transport of dynamic adaptive streaming over HTTP (DASH) initialization segment description fragments as user service description fragments

• US 9,590,814 B2
• Filed: 07/31/2012
• Issued: 03/07/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 08/01/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Pazos, Carlos M. D., Naik, Nagaraju, Lo, Charles Nung, Stockhammer, Thomas
• Primary Examiner(s): Bates, Kevin
• Assistant Examiner(s): Scott, Mark A
• Application Number:
  US13/563,659
• Publication Number:
  US 20130036234A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,680 Days
• Field of Search: 709/231
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/18 for broadcast or conference , e.g. multicast
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/189 in combination with wireless systems selective distribution or broadcast in wireless communication networks H04W4/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/00 Network arrangements, protocols or services for supporting real-time applications in data packet communication real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM] H04L51/04; selective video distribution H04N21/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1016 IP multimedia subsystem [IMS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1036 at the edge
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1104 Session initiation protocol [SIP]

Abstract

A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for wireless communication are provided. The apparatus establishes a file delivery session with a server in a broadcast network for system information. The apparatus also receives a plurality of metadata fragments in the file delivery session. The plurality of metadata fragments including at least one initialization segment description fragment, wherein the at least one initialization segment description fragment is associated with at least one media segment transmitted in another file delivery session.

Claims

1. A method for wireless communication, comprising:

activating a first file delivery session in a broadcast network for system information to enable service discovery of a user service broadcast in a second broadcast file delivery session; and

receiving a plurality of metadata fragments in the first file delivery session based on the activation, the plurality of metadata fragments comprising at least one media presentation description (MPD) fragment and at least one initialization segment description fragment, wherein the at least one initialization segment description fragment is associated with at least one media segment transmitted in the second file delivery session for the user service, wherein the at least one initialization segment description fragment comprises information to playback the at least one media segment.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the initialization segment description fragment is referenced in a media presentation description fragment.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the media presentation description fragment comprises a plurality of Uniform Resource Identifiers (URIs), each of the plurality of URIs representing an identity and a network location of at least one of an initialization segment description fragment and a media segment.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the URI of the initialization data segment comprises information indicating that the initialization segment description fragment is to be transmitted as system information in at least one of a file delivery session transmitting system information data or as an initialization data segment in a file delivery session for the user service.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the first file delivery session comprises a file delivery over unidirectional transport (FLUTE) session.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the FLUTE session comprises a sequence of service bundle metadata fragments that reference a set of session description information and a media presentation description fragment for at least one user service in addition to the initialization segment description fragment.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of metadata fragments further comprises at least one user service discovery metadata fragment.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the at least one user service discovery metadata fragment comprises a delivery method data parameter that indicates the at least one initialization segment description fragment is carried in a file delivery session for system information that is different from a file delivery session defined for a user service.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the at least one initialization segment description fragment is carried in the file delivery session for system information by convention.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the delivery method data parameter comprises at least one uniform resource identifier (URI) for the at least one initialization segment description fragment.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein the delivery method data parameter comprises at least one attribute that indicates the at least one initialization segment description fragment is carried in the file delivery session for system information when the at least one attribute is set to a predetermined value.

12. The method of claim 1, further comprising caching the at least one initialization segment description fragment.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

activating a second file delivery session in the broadcast network for broadcast delivery of a user service comprising Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP (DASH) formatted media content;

receiving at least one second media segment transmitted in the second file delivery session; and

decoding the at least one second media segment using the cached initialization segment description fragment.

14. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving a second initialization segment description fragment associated with at least one second media segment.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

activating a second file delivery session in the broadcast network for a broadcast Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP (DASH) service;

receiving at least one second media segment transmitted in the second file delivery session; and

decoding the at least one second media segment using a cached second initialization segment description fragment.

16. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving the initialization segment description fragment interspersed in the same file delivery session as the at least one media segment.

17. The method of claim 1, wherein the broadcast network comprises an evolved Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service (eMBMS) network.

18. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

means for activating a first file delivery session in a broadcast network for system information to enable service discovery of a user service broadcast in a second broadcast file delivery session; and

means for receiving a plurality of metadata fragments in the first file delivery session based on the activation, the plurality of metadata fragments comprising at least one media presentation description (MPD) fragment and at least one initialization segment description fragment, wherein the at least one initialization segment description fragment is associated with at least one media segment transmitted in the second file delivery session for the user service, wherein the at least one initialization segment description fragment comprises information to playback the at least one media segment.

19. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the initialization segment description fragment is referenced in a media presentation description fragment, wherein the media presentation description fragment comprises a plurality of Uniform Resource Identifiers (URIs), each of the plurality of URI representing an identity and network location of at least one of an initialization data segment or a media segment, and wherein the URI of the initialization segment description fragment comprises information indicating that the initialization segment description fragment is to be transmitted as system information in at least one of a file delivery session transmitting system information data or as an initialization data segment in a file delivery session for the user service.

20. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the first file delivery session comprises a file delivery over unidirectional transport (FLUTE) session, the apparatus further comprising means for caching the at least one initialization segment description fragment.

21. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the plurality of metadata fragments further comprises at least one user service discovery metadata fragment.

22. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the at least one user service discovery metadata fragment comprises a delivery method data parameter that indicates the at least one initialization segment description fragment is carried in a file delivery session for system information that is different from a file delivery session defined for a user service.

23. The apparatus of claim 22, wherein the at least one initialization segment description fragment is carried in the file delivery session for system information by convention.

24. The apparatus of claim 22, wherein the delivery method data parameter comprises at least one uniform resource identifier for the at least one initialization segment description fragment.

25. The apparatus of claim 22, wherein the delivery method data parameter comprises at least one attribute that indicates the at least one initialization segment description fragment is carried in the file delivery session for system information when the at least one attribute is set to a predetermined value.

26. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the means for receiving further receives a second initialization segment description fragment associated with at least one second media segment.

27. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

a memory; and

at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured to;

activate a first file delivery session with a server in a broadcast network for system information to enable service discovery of a user service broadcast in a second broadcast file delivery session; and

receive a plurality of metadata fragments in the first file delivery session based on the activation, the plurality of metadata fragments comprising at least one media presentation description (MPD) fragment and at least one initialization segment description fragment, wherein the at least one initialization segment description fragment is associated with at least one media segment transmitted in the second file delivery session for the user service, wherein the at least one initialization segment description fragment comprises information to playback the at least one media segment.

28. The apparatus of claim 27, wherein the initialization segment description fragment is referenced in a media presentation description.

29. The apparatus of claim 28, wherein the media presentation description comprises a plurality of Uniform Resource Identifiers (URIs), each of the plurality of URI representing an identity and a network location of at least one of an initialization segment description fragment or a media segment.

30. The apparatus of claim 29, wherein the URI of the initialization data segment comprises information indicating that the initialization segment description fragment is to be transmitted as system information in at least one of a file delivery session transmitting system information data or as an initialization data segment in a file delivery session for the user service.

31. The apparatus of claim 27, wherein the first file delivery session comprises a file delivery over unidirectional transport (FLUTE) session.

32. The apparatus of claim 27, wherein the plurality of metadata fragments further comprises at least one user service discovery metadata fragment.

33. The apparatus of claim 32, wherein the at least one user service discovery metadata fragment comprises a delivery method data parameter that indicates the at least one initialization segment description fragment is carried in a file delivery session for system information that is different from a file delivery session defined for a user service.

34. The apparatus of claim 33, wherein the at least one initialization segment description fragment is carried in the file delivery session for system information by convention.

35. The apparatus of claim 33, wherein the delivery method data parameter comprises at least one uniform resource identifier (URI) for the at least one initialization segment description fragment.

36. The apparatus of claim 33, wherein the delivery method data parameter comprises at least one attribute that indicates the at least one initialization segment description fragment is carried in the file delivery session for system information when the at least one attribute is set to a predetermined value.

37. The apparatus of claim 27, wherein the processing system is further configured to cache the at least one initialization segment description fragment.

38. The apparatus of claim 27, wherein the processing system is further configured to receive a second initialization segment description fragment associated with at least one second media segment.

39. A computer-readable medium comprising code that when executed on at least one processor causes the at least one processor to:

activate a first file delivery session with a server in a broadcast network for system information to enable service discovery of a user service broadcast in a second broadcast file delivery session; and

receive a plurality of data fragments in the first file delivery session based on the activation, the plurality of data fragments comprising at least one media presentation description (MPD) fragment and at least one initialization segment description fragment, wherein the at least one initialization segment description fragment is associated with at least one media segment transmitted in the second file delivery session for the user service, wherein the at least one initialization segment description fragment comprises information to playback the at least one media segment.

40. A method for wireless communication, comprising:

transmitting a first file delivery session in a broadcast network for delivering system information to enable service discovery of a user service broadcast in a second broadcast file delivery session, the first file delivery session comprising a plurality of metadata fragments, the metadata fragments comprising at least one media presentation description (MPD) fragment and at least one initialization segment description fragment associated with the user service; and

transmitting the second file delivery session in the broadcast network for delivering media content associated with the user service, wherein the at least one initialization segment description fragment comprises information to playback the media content.

41. The method of claim 40, wherein the initialization segment description fragment is referenced in a media presentation description.

42. The method of claim 41, wherein the media presentation description comprises a plurality of Uniform Resource Identifiers (URIs), each of the plurality of URIs representing an identity and a network location of at least one of an initialization segment description fragment and a media segment.

43. The method of claim 42, wherein the URI of initialization segment description fragment comprises information indicating that the initialization segment description fragment is to be transmitted as system information in at least one of a file delivery session transmitting system information data or as an initialization data segment in a file delivery session for the user service.

44. The method of claim 40, wherein the first and second file delivery sessions comprise a file delivery over unidirectional transport (FLUTE) session.

45. The method of claim 40, wherein the plurality of metadata fragments further comprises at least one user service discovery metadata fragment.

46. The method of claim 45, wherein the at least one user service discovery metadata fragment comprises a delivery method data parameter that indicates the at least one initialization segment description fragment is carried in a file delivery session for system information that is different from a file delivery session defined for a user service.

47. The method of claim 46, wherein the at least one initialization segment description fragment is carried in the file delivery session for system information by convention.

48. The method of claim 46, wherein the delivery method data parameter comprises at least one uniform resource identifier (URI) for the at least one initialization segment description fragment.

49. The method of claim 46, wherein the delivery method data parameter comprises at least one attribute that indicates the at least one initialization segment description fragment carried in the file delivery session for system information when the at least one attribute is set to a predetermined value.

50. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

means transmitting a first file delivery session in a broadcast network for delivering system information to enable service discovery of a user service broadcast in a second broadcast file delivery session, the first file delivery session comprising a plurality of metadata fragments, the metadata fragments comprising at least one media presentation description (MPD) fragment and at least one initialization segment description fragment associated with the user service; and

means for transmitting the second file delivery session in the broadcast network for delivering media content associated with the user service, wherein the at least one initialization segment description fragment comprises information to playback the media content.

51. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

a memory; and

at least one processor coupled to the memory configured to;

transmit a first file delivery session in a broadcast network for delivering system information to enable service discovery of a user service broadcast in a second broadcast file delivery session, the first file delivery session comprising a plurality of metadata fragments, the metadata fragments comprising at least one media presentation description (MPD) fragment and at least one initialization segment description fragment associated with the user service; and

transmit the second file delivery session in the broadcast network for delivering media content associated with the user service, wherein the at least one initialization segment description fragment comprises information to playback the media content.

52. The apparatus of claim 51, wherein the initialization segment description fragment is referenced in a media presentation description.

53. The apparatus of claim 52, wherein the media presentation description comprises a plurality of Uniform Resource Identifiers (URIs), each of the plurality of URIs representing an identity and a network location of at least one of initialization segment description fragment and a media segment.

54. The apparatus of claim 53, wherein the URI of initialization segment description fragment comprises information indicating that the initialization segment description fragment is to be transmitted as system information in at least one of a file delivery session transmitting system information data or as an initialization data segment in a file delivery session for the user service.

55. The apparatus of claim 51, wherein the first and second file delivery sessions comprise a file delivery over unidirectional transport (FLUTE) session.

56. The apparatus of claim 51, wherein the plurality of metadata fragments further comprises at least one user service discovery metadata fragment.

57. The apparatus of claim 56, wherein the at least one user service discovery metadata fragment comprises a delivery method data parameter that indicates the at least one initialization segment description fragment is carried in a file delivery session for system information that is different from a file delivery session defined for a user service and different from the second file delivery session.

58. The apparatus of claim 57, wherein the at least one initialization segment description fragment is carried in the file delivery session for system information by convention.

59. The apparatus of claim 57, wherein the delivery method data parameter comprises at least one uniform resource identifier (URI) for the at least one initialization segment description fragment.

60. The apparatus of claim 57, wherein the delivery method data parameter comprises at least one attribute that indicates the at least one initialization segment description fragment carried in the file delivery session for system information when the at least one attribute is set to a predetermined value.

61. A computer-readable medium comprising code that when executed on at least one processor causes the at least one processor to:

transmit a first file delivery session in a broadcast network for delivering system information to enable service discovery of a user service broadcast in a second broadcast file delivery session, the first file delivery session comprising a plurality of metadata fragments, the metadata fragments comprising at least one media presentation description (MPD) fragment and at least one initialization segment description fragment associated with the user service; and

transmit the second file delivery session in the broadcast network for delivering media content associated with the user service, wherein the at least one initialization segment description fragment comprises information to playback the media content.