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Getting Started with WebRTC

By : Rob Manson
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Getting Started with WebRTC

By: Rob Manson

Overview of this book

WebRTC delivers web-based real-time communication and is set to revolutionize our view of what the Web really is. Streaming audio and video from browser to browser, as well as opening raw access to the camera and microphone, is already creating a whole new dynamic web. WebRTC also introduces real-time data channels that will allow interaction with dynamic data feeds from sensors and other devices. This really is a great time to be a web developer! Getting Started with WebRTC provides all of the practical information you need to quickly understand what WebRTC is, how it works, and how you can add it to your own web applications. It includes clear working examples designed to help you get started building your own WebRTC-enabled applications right away. Getting Started with WebRTC will guide you through the process of creating your own WebRTC application that can be applied in a number of different real-world situations, using well documented and clearly explained code examples. You will learn how to quickly and easily create a practical peer-to-peer video chat application, an audio only call option, and how a Web-Socket-based signaling server can also be used to enable real-time text-based chat. You will also be shown how this same server and application structure can easily be extended to include simple drag-and-drop file sharing with transfer updates and thumbnail previews.
Table of Contents (15 chapters)
Getting Started with WebRTC
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Benefits that can be delivered


Team communication can be one of the best environments to benefit from the early introduction of WebRTC.

By streamlining communication, removing the barriers for setting up an audio or video call, or screen sharing session, you can completely reshape the way your team works. You can drive more interpersonal interaction among the whole team.

The distributed peer-to-peer nature of WebRTC can also lead to significant network and infrastructure cost reductions. While some TURN server infrastructure may be required today, this will be significantly less than using older video conferencing technologies, where web or video conference vendors were required. And, if you are able to focus on capable, early adopters initially, then you may be able to skip this cost altogether.

WebRTC is also quickly expanding onto mobile browsers, making it more widely available than traditional video conferencing solutions. This will lead to a wider adoption and gets the team connected...