Apparatus and method for providing streaming content

A terminal comprising:

• one or more processor is configured to:
• receive metadata of media content, the metadata comprising an attribute with multiple BaseURL elements,
• select a BaseURL element from the multiple BaseURL elements;
• send a request for a segment of the media content using a URL of the segment to a server, the URL being generated based on the selected BaseURL element;
• receive the segment from the server,
• wherein the metadata is Media Presentation Description (MPD),
• wherein the MPD describes one or more periods,
• wherein the period includes one or more groups
• wherein the group includes one or more representation,
• wherein the representation includes one or more segments of the media content,
• wherein the media content is requested using a URI generated based on a resource type including bitrate, vertical resolution, or horizontal resolution.