Build your own Real-Time Communication application with WebRTC
Many of us are familiar with features like Voice and Video calls, Conferencing, Broadcasting, Real-Time messages, etc.
Do you wonder how it had been developing? and do you want to build one on your own?
So, What is Real-Time Communication?
Real-time communications are the near-simultaneous exchange of information over any type of telecommunications service from the sender to the receiver in a connection with negligible latency.
However, real-time communications do not include email, bulletin boards, blogs, or other forms of internet communication where users read content without regard to the time the sender posts it, which can create a significant delay between data transmission and reception.
In a communication of this type, there is a return path where the receiver can also communicate with the sender in real-time. Real-time communications can take place in half-duplex or full-duplex:
- Half-duplex — communications in one channel in one direction at a time. Sender or receiver can send but not receive at the same time (think of an old-style walkie-talkie where the user has to say “over” to tell the person on the other end that she can speak)
- Full-duplex — sender and receiver can send and receive messages simultaneously in two parallel communication pathways.
if you are digging deep into the Real-time communication, you may be familiar or will be heard about WebRTC.
What is WebRTC?
WebRTC (Web Real-Time Communication) is a technology that enables Web applications and sites to capture and optionally stream audio and/or video media, as well as to exchange arbitrary data between browsers without requiring an intermediary. The set of standards that comprise WebRTC makes it possible to share data and perform teleconferencing peer-to-peer, without requiring that the user installs plug-ins or any other third-party software.
WebRTC consists of several interrelated APIs and protocols which work together to achieve this. The documentation you’ll find here will help you understand the fundamentals of WebRTC, how to set up and use both data and media connections, and more.
so, these are the basic theoretical part behind RTC.
now, coming to the developing part, if you are looking to build a Real-time communication Web application. I would recommend you to use Agora.io RTC network, due to the low latency and scalability.
the main thing that I like while using Agora Rtc Network is the simplicity of the embedding the RTC APIs to the web application.
Want to develop your own Real-Time Communication App?
then check out the Agora.io Github Link and you can find on your own interests.
for reference:
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/WebRTC_API
https://agoraio-community.github.io/AgoraWebSDK-NG/
