WebRTC for the rest of us
(Or more like WebRTC ... how does it, even?)
Hayden Braxton
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So WebRTC ...
RTC = Real Time Communication
The goal of WebRTC
Low latency peer-to-peer video, audio, and data
But it's not just for browsers!
And it's not just for video chat!
It's not just for video 🤷♂️
So how does it work, actually?
ICE Candidate Exchange
Important Terms
Signaling Server
SDP - Session Description Protocol
STUN - Session Traversal Utilities for NAT
TURN - Traversal Using Relays around NAT
ICE - Interactivity Connection Establishment
ICE Candidate
DTLS - Datagram Transport Layer Security
(S)RTP - Real Time Protocol
RTCP - Real Time Control Protocol
For our STUN/TURN server ...
Open source, all things WebRTC in Go
Let's write some code!
Sample Code
Resources
- WebRTC for the Curious (from Pion)
- Interview with Sean DuBois from Pion
- WebRTC Hacks (lots of good WebRTC articles)