HTTP Live Streaming
RFC 8216
| Document | Type |
RFC - Informational
(August 2017; Errata)
Was draft-pantos-http-live-streaming (individual)
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| Last updated | 2017-10-17 | ||
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Independent Submission R. Pantos, Ed.
Request for Comments: 8216 Apple, Inc.
Category: Informational W. May
ISSN: 2070-1721 MLB Advanced Media
August 2017
HTTP Live Streaming
Abstract
This document describes a protocol for transferring unbounded streams
of multimedia data. It specifies the data format of the files and
the actions to be taken by the server (sender) and the clients
(receivers) of the streams. It describes version 7 of this protocol.
Status of This Memo
This document is not an Internet Standards Track specification; it is
published for informational purposes.
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Pantos & May Informational [Page 1]
RFC 8216 HTTP Live Streaming August 2017
Table of Contents
1. Introduction to HTTP Live Streaming .............................4
2. Overview ........................................................4
3. Media Segments ..................................................6
3.1. Supported Media Segment Formats ............................6
3.2. MPEG-2 Transport Streams ...................................7
3.3. Fragmented MPEG-4 ..........................................7
3.4. Packed Audio ...............................................8
3.5. WebVTT .....................................................8
4. Playlists .......................................................9
4.1. Definition of a Playlist ..................................10
4.2. Attribute Lists ...........................................11
4.3. Playlist Tags .............................................12
4.3.1. Basic Tags .........................................12
4.3.1.1. EXTM3U ....................................12
4.3.1.2. EXT-X-VERSION .............................12
4.3.2. Media Segment Tags .................................13
4.3.2.1. EXTINF ....................................13
4.3.2.2. EXT-X-BYTERANGE ...........................14
4.3.2.3. EXT-X-DISCONTINUITY .......................14
4.3.2.4. EXT-X-KEY .................................15
4.3.2.5. EXT-X-MAP .................................17
4.3.2.6. EXT-X-PROGRAM-DATE-TIME ...................18
4.3.2.7. EXT-X-DATERANGE ...........................18
4.3.2.7.1. Mapping SCTE-35 into
EXT-X-DATERANGE ................20
4.3.3. Media Playlist Tags ................................22
4.3.3.1. EXT-X-TARGETDURATION ......................22
4.3.3.2. EXT-X-MEDIA-SEQUENCE ......................22
4.3.3.3. EXT-X-DISCONTINUITY-SEQUENCE ..............23
4.3.3.4. EXT-X-ENDLIST .............................23
4.3.3.5. EXT-X-PLAYLIST-TYPE .......................24
4.3.3.6. EXT-X-I-FRAMES-ONLY .......................24
4.3.4. Master Playlist Tags ...............................25
4.3.4.1. EXT-X-MEDIA ...............................25
4.3.4.1.1. Rendition Groups ...............28
4.3.4.2. EXT-X-STREAM-INF ..........................29
4.3.4.2.1. Alternative Renditions .........32
4.3.4.3. EXT-X-I-FRAME-STREAM-INF ..................33
4.3.4.4. EXT-X-SESSION-DATA ........................34
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