Introduction
On this page you will find the results from an investigation into WebRTC conducted by the Service Activity 8 (SA8), Task 2 team of the GN4-1 project. Both the end report (WebRTC roadmap) and the internal deliverables (reports, proof of concepts, code) leading up to the end report are available here. The task ran from 1 May 2015 until 30 April 2016.
Reading guide
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The WebRTC roadmap report builds on the combined result of discussions within the task, observations done through-out the task period and the results of various technology scouts. Please note we provide the individual internal tech scout reports and other materials as a service to the community, to help others to build on our efforts. They don't necessarily contain all results and observations but will definitely help anyone interested in the particular topic. The WebRTC roadmap report went through several external reviews. The individual tech scouts went through an internal Task 2 review and are rougher at the edges.
Task members
Alf Hansen (UNINETT),Claudio Allocchio (GARR), Franck Rupin (RENATER, left task 30 November 2015), Fréderic Loui (RENATER), Jan Meijer (UNINETT, task leader), Mihály Mészáros (NIIFI), Rui Ribeiro (FCCN), Simon Skrødal (UNINETT, joined 1 January 2016)
Some useful (technical) links we gathered
GN4-1 SA8T2 on WebRTC: Useful links and information
The WebRTC roadmap report
is available here: (make into link once published) D12-3_WebRTC-Requirements-RandE-Deployment-Roadmap.pdf
The individual WebRTC technology scouts
| Technology scout | Topic | Rationale | Result | |
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| ICE, STUN and TURN: How WebRTC deals with firewalls and NAT | Addressing NAT and firewall traversal with peer-to-peer WebRTC communication | Investigation into important infrastructure component that could be offered by NRENs | ReportInternal task report: GN4-1-SA8T2 - Tech scout ICE STUN TURN.pdf Demo: Screencast demoing PoC Demonstration screencasts:
STUN TURN PoC service: https://brain.lab.vvc.niif.hu Documentation for PoC service: PoC service URL: https://brain.lab.vvc.niif.hu/restapi/doc/index.html Source code of different components on github: | |
| RENdez-Vous: One year of operational experience | Describes experiences of the French nationally deployed WebRTC desktop videoconferencing service | Harvest experience from first national deployment of a native WebRTC desktop videoconferencing service | Internal task report: GN4-1-SA8T2 - Tech Scout - One year of RENdez-Vous.pdf | |
| Distributed RENdez-Vous: An investigation into scale-out Jitsi | Assess possibilities for Jitsi software to scale out to a distributed deployment supporting all of EU R&E | RENdez-Vous would be a possible candidate for a shared EU R&E desktop videoconference system, if the choice is build-your-own. | Internal task report: GN4-1-SA8T2 - Tech Scout - Distributed Rendez-Vous.pdf | |
| WebTut | A proof of concept implementation of an online web tutoring service | Possible lower integration cost for in-context communication, possible infrastructure component in NREN infrastructure | WebTut prototype documentation, source code etc.: GN4-1 SA8T2 WebTut prototype FCCN deployment: https://webtut.fccn.pt UNINETT test deployment: https://webrtc.uninett.no/webtut/home Source code of different components on github: https://gitlab.fccn.pt/sa8-webrtc/webtut-frontend/tree/develop | |
| Service proposal for a Media API Service | Proposes a service offering high-level, real-time communication building blocks for contextual communication | Possible lower integration cost for in-context communication, possible infrastructure component in NREN infrastructure | Internal task report: GN4-1-SA8T2 - Tech Scout - Media Api Service proposal.pdf | |
| Screencast: Stream and record lectures with WebRTC | Investigate recording with WebRTC | Opportunity for simplification of lecture/screencast recording and streaming, new services possible | Internal task report: GN4-1-SA8T2 - Tech Scout - Screencast and lecture recording with WebRTC.pdf | |
| Unified Communication and WebRTC | Assessment of impact of WebRTC on Unified Communication in R&E | R&E trend is towards UC deployments at every R&E institution | Internal task report: GN4-1-SA8T2 - Unified Communication and WebRTC.pdf | |
| WebRTC2SIP SIP2webrtc gateway | Explore opening the legacy world of SIP for browser-based communication | Address interaction of new technology with installed base | Internal task report: GN4-1-SA8T2 - WebRTC2SIP gateway.pdf |
Useful links and information
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google-chrome --enable-logging=stderr --v=4 --vmodule=*libjingle/*=9 --vmodule=*media/*=9
linux log file:
.config/chromium/chrome_debug.log
Basic info: https://www.chromium.org/for-testers/enable-logging
a) --vmodule=*source*/talk/*=3
b) --vmodule=*third_party/libjingle/*=3
c) --vmodule=*libjingle/source/talk/*=3
--enable-logging=stderr --log-level=3 --vmodule=*libjingle/*=3,*=0
Diagram
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