1. A method for use in a system that is adapted to communicate a primitive data stream, the primitive data stream including a plurality of sub-streams, the method comprising the step of: transmitting at least a portion of a processed sub-stream, the processed sub-stream representing one of the plurality of sub-streams, the processed sub-stream including a plurality of strata, each stratum of the processed sub-stream representing a respective sub-stream component of the one sub-stream.