Integrated receiver decoder management in HTTP streaming networks

1. A method of providing configuration information from a broadcast network controller (BNC) to a decoder in an HTTP live streaming (HLS) network, the method comprising:

(a) initiating a configuration event notification by the BNC;

(b) writing the configuration information as a file;

(c) announcing the configuration information as a SCTE-104 request;

(d) translating the SCTE-104 request into an SCTE-35 message;

(e) translating the SCTE-35 message into an HLS playlist file; and

(f) retrieving the HLS playlist file at the decoder.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the configuration information comprises decoder command and control event notification information comprising one or more of authorization, content selection, and output configuration.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the SCTE-104 request is translated by an encoder into a SCTE-35 message having a configuration information.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the encoder combines encoded content and the SCTE-35 message having configuration information in a same MPEG-2 transport stream (TS) and sends to a packager.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the packager extracts the SCTE-35 message from the TS and embeds the configuration information into an HLS playlist file.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the packager converts TS content into HLS content files.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the packager delivers HLS playlist and content files to a content delivery network.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the decoder retrieves the HLS playlist from the content delivery network.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the decoder processes the HLS playlist.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the decoder retrieves configuration information embedded in the HLS playlist file.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the decoder executes commands from the configuration information embedded in the HLS playlist file.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the decoder retrieves content files and decrypts, decodes, and/or transcodes content.

13. The method of claim 1 , wherein the decoder receives the HLS playlist file as part of routinely receiving an HLS playlist and monitors for event notifications.

14. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

retrieving and executing instructions provided by the configuration information at the decoder.

15. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

generating a report file at the decoder, the report file comprising one or more of current and historical decoder configuration, health and status information.

16. The method of claim 15 , further comprising:

receiving and processing the report file at the BNC for system configuration, event logging.

17. The method of claim 1 , wherein initiating a configuration event notification is scheduled in advance or requested via the BNC.

18. The method of claim 1 , wherein the writing the configuration information as a file comprises generating a proprietary file to the CDN for retrieval by a decoder.

19. The method of claim 1 ,

wherein the announcing the configuration information as a SCTE-104 request comprises generating an SCTE-104 message including private command data to an encoder instructing a decoder where to obtain a configuration file, and

wherein the SCTE-104 request further comprises decryption information for the configuration file.

20. The method of claim 1 , wherein the configuration information from a broadcast network controller (BNC) to a decoder in an HTTP live streaming (HLS) network is provided in addition to configuration information provided by a BNC in a satellite broadcast system.