APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING STREAMING CONTENTS

摘要

Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for an adaptive HTTP streaming service using metadata of content. The metadata includes a minimum buffer time attribute indicating a minimum amount of initially buffered media content. A terminal receives content from a server before playing the content, and buffers the content by at least the minimum amount. The metadata includes a range attribute designating a range of a target indicated by a URL. The terminal receives bytes designated by the range attribute from the URL, and plays the content using the received bytes.