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quick question : is the videobridge a multiplexer -- that is all the clients send the webrtc stream to Videobridge and it combines and forwards the streams to

quick question : is the videobridge a multiplexer -- that is all the clients send the webrtc stream to Videobridge and it combines and forwards the streams to the clients ? Or is it signalling server(STUN) and the clients forward streams to each other ? I am asking this as to decide if I could host the videobridge on on home network (video output from multiple clients would be a problem) or if I have to host this on a cloud ?

saghul 7y ago
The videobridge receives all streams from all participants and forwards the appropriate ones to the other participants.
- wildduck 7y ago
  So as the group members increased it also increases network usage on the SFU server?
  - saghul 7y ago
    Correct.
    - wildduck 7y ago
      Hmmm, what happened to the WebRTC using p2p method, where as the member increase so does the bandwidth? Like torrent?
kabes 7y ago
I think you have a couple of things mixed up. A stun server is different from a signaling server. Jitsi is an SFU, which is neither. The behavior you describe with combining streams is what we call an MCU. An SFU is simpler and just forwards streams. Most of the logic of an SFU is in controlling RTCP protocols, which are typically aimed at one-to-one use cases. An SFU has to make this work for a one-to-many use case.