Immersive media streaming prioritized by asset complexity

A media streaming server for packaging media for optimizing media distribution in a media streaming network, the apparatus comprising:

• at least one memory configured to store computer program code;
• and
• at least one processor configured to read the computer program code and operate as instructed by the computer program code, the computer program code comprising:
• first receiving code configured to cause the at least one processor to receive an immersive media stream comprising one or more immersive media assets associated with one or more scenes;
• identifying code configured to cause the at least one processor to identify a subset of the one or more immersive media assets that comprise essential elements of a respective scene in the one or more scenes;
• ordering code configured to cause the at least one processor to order the one or more immersive media assets in a sequence based on the identified subset of the one or more immersive media assets that comprise the essential elements of the respective scene;
• and
• streaming code configured to cause the at least one processor to stream the one or more immersive media assets in the ordered sequence from the media streaming server to a client device.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by at least one processor of a media streaming server for packaging media for optimizing media distribution in a media streaming network, cause the at least one processor to:

• receive an immersive media stream comprising one or more immersive media assets associated with one or more scenes;
• identify a subset of the one or more immersive media assets that comprise essential elements of a respective scene in the one or more scenes;
• order the one or more immersive media assets in a sequence based on the identified subset of the one or more immersive media assets that comprise the essential elements of the respective scene;
• and
• stream the one or more immersive media assets in the ordered sequence from the media streaming server to a client device.