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title: "Industry Separation"
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updated: 2026-10-19T15:11:17Z
published: 2026-10-19T15:11:17Z
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# Industry Separation

You can apply industry separation in advertising breaks on a per-break basis. To enable industry separation, each on-demand call must include:

- [**break-id**](/user/docs/od-ad-request-parameters) to identify the break
- [**break-context**](/user/docs/od-ad-request-parameters) provided by Triton Digital

## How Industry Separation Works

The first on-demand ad request must include the break ID to identify the ad break. The response from Triton Digital includes categories and advertisers that provide the break context in the form of IAB information in the response headers. Subsequent on-demand requests for the same break must also include the break ID plus the last break context that was returned in the response header. The IAB categories and advertisers identified in that response header will be excluded from the any further responses directed towards the identified break.

There is capping logic embedded in ad pods, but you can use the **break-id** and **break-context** parameters to apply industry separation *between ad pods*. For more information, see [Ad Pod Usage Notes](/v1/docs/ad-request-parameters#ad-pod-usage-notes).

## Passing the Break ID and Break Context

The information below describes how the break ID and break context are passed.

The break ID you provide in the request:

- Must be a universally unique identifier ([UUID](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universally_unique_identifier)).
- Must be unique per listener.
- Is mandatory if you want to use industry separation.
- Is automatically reset by Triton Digital when a request is received that does not contain a break context. In other words, after a series of requests containing a break context, if the next request does not contain a break context, then the break ID is assumed to be different and is reset.

The break context from Triton Digital:

- Is reset by Triton Digital when we receive a different break ID.
- Is encoded as a character string to to be sent back, as-is, with your next ad request.
- Includes the break ID, IAB category, and advertiser ID for responses that have been returned within the same break.
- Requires no special development effort on your side.
- Is ignored by Triton Digital if it is invalid.

The preferred way to return the break context is via the [**break-context**](/v1/docs/ad-request-parameters#break-context) header parameter, although it can also be passed via the **break-context** query parameter.

## Sequence Example

The example below shows the sequence using query parameters, as this is easier to illustrate. Triton Digital strongly recommends using header parameters instead.

#### Call 1: break-id = test803

`https://xxx.live.streamtheworld.com/ondemand/ars?stn=CTH_DEMO_04&type=midroll&lsid=12365465&break-id=test803`

Result: Break context is returned, encoded with category by advertiser.

- Break-Context header: `eyJicmVha0lkIjoidGVzdDgwMyIsImluZHVzdHJ5Ijp7IklBQjgtMyI6MTExMX19`

#### Call 2: break-id = test803 + previous break-context (returned for call 1)

`https://xxx.live.streamtheworld.com/ondemand/ars?stn=CTH_DEMO_04&type=midroll&lsid=12365465&break-id=test803&break-context=eyJicmVha0lkIjoidGVzdDgwMyIsImluZHVzdHJ5Ijp7IklBQjgtMyI6MTExMX19`

Result: Break context returned with accumulated categories and advertisers.

- Break-Context header: `eyJicmVha0lkIjoidGVzdDgwMyIsImluZHVzdHJ5Ijp7IklBQjgtMyI6MTExMSwiSUFCOC00IjoxMTExfX0=`

#### Call 3: break-id = test803 + previous break-context (returned for call 2)

`https://xxx.live.streamtheworld.com/ondemand/ars?stn=CTH_DEMO_04&type=midroll&lsid=12365465&break-id=test803&break-context=eyJicmVha0lkIjoidGVzdDgwMyIsImluZHVzdHJ5Ijp7IklBQjgtMyI6MTExMSwiSUFCOC00IjoxMTExfX0=`

Result: Break context returned with accumulated categories and advertisers.