Method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving media segments using adaptive streaming

A base station (BS) configured to transmit and receive media segments, the BS comprising:

• a communication unit configured to transmit and receive signals;
• and
• a control unit configured to:
• control the communication unit to receive a segment request message from a user equipment,
• identify whether the segment request message contains a segment selection delegation indicator for delegating a segment selection to the BS, the segment selection delegation indicator being associated with a start position for segment selection,
• select a segment among two or more segments located after the start position, based on a network condition, and
• control the communication unit to transmit a uniform/universal resource locator (URL) of the selected segment to the user equipment.

A user equipment (UE) capable of receiving media, comprising:

• a communication unit configured to transmit and receive signals;
• and
• a control unit configured to:
• control the communication unit to transmit, in case that the UE is configured to delegate segment selection to a base station, a segment request message containing a segment selection delegation indicator to the base station, the segment selection delegation indicator being associated with a start position for segment selection, and
• control the communication unit to receive a uniform/universal resource locator (URL) of a segment selected, by the base station, among two or more segments located after the start position from the base station.