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WebRTC: Hype or Game Changer?

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WebRTC • WebRTC & Smart Video: How do

these technologies work together?

• I’ve heard about WebRTC, but

what is it in 20 words?

• I’ve heard about HTML5, but what

does WebRTC mean as an app for

that?

• Where can I use WebRTC, and

how can I use it myself to

experience this technology?

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WebRTC • How is the sound on this

technology?

• I’ve heard about Smart Video, but

what is it in 20 words?

• I want to bridge WebRTC and

Smart Video technology together.

How is that going to operate, and

how can I get involved?

• Where can I go for a real WebRTC

and Smart Video conference

experience?

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WebRTC and Smart Video: Opposite ends?

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In 20 words,

what is

WebRTC?

• Open source. Real-time

communications. Audio, video,

communication stack in browser.

No plug-ins. Web apps.

• Build RTC into the Web.

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Trend toward

full-feature web

apps

• HTML5

• HTML + CSS + JavaScript

• JavaScript APIs (sockets,

canvas, video, audio, offline

caching, local storage, web

workers, geolocation, drag and

drop, forms, etc.)

• Google Docs, Office365, iWork

for iCloud

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Trend toward

full-feature web

apps

• WebRTC offers three main

services

• MediaStreams (gaining access

to cameras and microphones)

• PeerConnection (easy

audio/video calls and media

management)

• DataChannels

(p2p application data transfer)

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How does it work: Browser to Browser?

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Browser Browser

Web App Web App

How does it work:

Browser to browser?

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All is not perfect in paradise?

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All is not

perfect in

paradise?

• Limited browser support on desktop &

mobile

• What about more than point to point?

• What about data sharing?

• Is signaling defined?

• What about interop?

• What’s that echo I hear?

• Codecs under the hood. VP8 vs. H.264.

• The computer’s processing power

determines the browser experience.

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What is Smart

Video in 20

words?

• A radically simplified and completely

frustration-free, easy video conferencing

solution.

• What enterprise VC should be.

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How it works: Connect the opposite ends

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How it works: Connect

the opposite ends

App

Browser

LifeSize Server

Infrastructure

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In Summary: Give

WebRTC a try

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Try WebRTC Now!

www.lifesize.com/webrtc

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Up Next: Live Q&A

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