1. A method for determining whether a decoder is capable of decoding a multi-layer bitstream containing video information, the decoder implemented based on multiple single-layer decoder cores, the method comprising: identifying at least one allocation of layers of the bitstream into at least one set of layers; detecting whether each set of layers is capable of being exclusively assigned to one of the decoder cores for the decoding of the bitstream; and determining whether the decoder is capable of decoding the bitstream based at least in part on detecting whether each set of layers is capable of being exclusively assigned to one of the decoder cores.