Method and device for managing codec configuration of broadcast audio stream

A method for managing codec configuration of an audio stream, comprising:

• receiving, by at least one first device of a plurality of first devices, the audio stream in a first codec configuration broadcasted by a second device;
• receiving, by the at least one first device from the second device, a control packet comprising a second codec configuration and timing information, wherein the timing information of the control packet indicates a time at which the second codec configuration is to be used;
• and
• based on receiving the audio stream broadcasted by the second device, modifying, by the at least one first device, the first codec configuration of the audio stream to the second codec configuration based on the timing information.

A first device for managing codec configuration of audio stream, comprising:

• at least one processor including processing circuitry;
• and
• memory storing instructions that when executed by the at least one processor individually or collectively, cause the first device to:
• broadcast the audio stream in a first codec configuration to at least one second device of the plurality of second devices;
• based on the audio stream being broadcast, detect an event to change the first codec configuration of the audio stream;
• based on the detected event, determine a second codec configuration and a timing information for the audio stream wherein the timing information indicates a time at which the second codec configuration is to be used by the at least one second device;
• and
• based on the audio stream being broadcasted, send a control packet to the at least one second device to modify the first codec configuration of the audio stream at the at least one second device, wherein the control packet comprises the second codec configuration and the timing information.