In one example, a device includes one or more media decoders configured to decode media data, a network interface configured to receive a layered coding transport (LCT) Session Instance Description (LSID), the LSID including information representing a plurality of LCT sessions, each of the LCT sessions including data of a respective one of a plurality of representations of a DASH media presentation and data of one or more of the LCT sessions, and a processor configured to initiate consumption of one or more of the representations of the DASH media presentation using the LSID and without using a manifest file for the DASH media presentation, wherein to initiate consumption, the processor is configured to receive, via the network interface, packets of the LCT sessions including portions of data of the one or more of the representations; and provide data of the packets to the one or more media decoders.