1. A method of receiving and decoding an encoded schema for content descriptions comprising: receiving, by a processor, a header comprising a signifier to signal that the encoded schema is to be received in a particular format following the signifier, the header comprising an eight-bit mask having eight positions to define the particular format, wherein a first position indicates that the encoded schema is to be received as a whole entity; receiving a predetermined amount of the encoded schema in the particular format; and decoding the encoded schema, wherein the schema is used in interpreting the corresponding content descriptions.