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WebRTC needs p2p for group chat, and it'd be unstoppable. Currently using Hello for one-on-one conferencing, but need something that both scales and doesn't re
by anonbanker 12y ago
WebRTC needs p2p for group chat, and it'd be unstoppable.
Currently using Hello for one-on-one conferencing, but need something that both scales and doesn't require a centralized server. Considering Skype had this ten years ago, it's obviously doable.
- TD-Linux 12y agoWebRTC already has p2p support for group chat. appear.in is one example of an implementation. The main limitation is that upload bandwidth scales linearly with the number of people in the group chat. But that's often OK for up to 10 or so people.
- tommoor 12y agoThe limit is more like 3 or 4 max. Anything about that and a modern machine starts choking on the video encoding anyway :)
- JoeAltmaier 12y agoI think the OP is correct. The video is encoded only once for all viewers. Its the uplink bandwidth, traditionally a choke point, that holds the practical limit at 3 or 4.