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Multipoint Web Real-Time Communication

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One of the most significant current challenges for the Web is enabling human real time communication via voice and video known as a Real Time Communication (RTC). Many web applications with this functionality need some kind of plugins, downloads or installs. This paper introduces a novel approach on how to integrate real-time multimedia communication into web browser as the most natural way. After analyzing problems and addressing open issues of browser RTC, paper focuses on one identify issue—multiple peer connections, presenting potential network topologies with their pros and cons in terms of implementation, cost and quality. Our research is then focus on implementing one multipoint network topologies which enables videoconferencing. Proposed solution is based on using a WebRTC standard as work in progress with the biggest positive echo in research and developers in that field [12].

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  1. Faculty of Organization and Informatics, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia

    Ruben Picek & Samuel Picek

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  1. Dept of Computer Languages and Systems, University of Seville, Seville, Spain

    María José Escalona

  2. IWT2 Research Group FIDETIA, University of Seville, Seville, Spain

    Gustavo Aragón

  3. Monash University, Caaulfield East, Victoria, Australia

    Henry Linger

  4. National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland

    Michael Lang

  5. National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland

    Chris Barry

  6. City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR

    Christoph Schneider

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Picek, R., Picek, S. (2014). Multipoint Web Real-Time Communication. In: José Escalona, M., Aragón, G., Linger, H., Lang, M., Barry, C., Schneider, C. (eds) Information System Development. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-07215-9_33

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