API Archives • BlogGeek.me https://bloggeek.me/webrtctag/api/ The leading authority on WebRTC Thu, 17 Aug 2023 08:47:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://bloggeek.me/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/ficon.png API Archives • BlogGeek.me https://bloggeek.me/webrtctag/api/ 32 32 Data Channel https://bloggeek.me/webrtcglossary/data-channel/ Mon, 01 Sep 2014 16:31:32 +0000 http://webrtcglossary.com/?p=57 The Data Channel in WebRTC enables sending any arbitrary data to a peer over the Peer Connection. The Data Channel’s API was designed after the API of the WebSocket to make it easier for developers to use. The Data Channel uses SCTP as its transport protocol. Google plans to experiment with QUIC as an SCTP […]

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]]> The Data Channel in WebRTC enables sending any arbitrary data to a peer over the Peer Connection.

The Data Channel’s API was designed after the API of the WebSocket to make it easier for developers to use.

The Data Channel uses SCTP as its transport protocol. Google plans to experiment with QUIC as an SCTP replacement for the data channel.

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]]> GetUserMedia https://bloggeek.me/webrtcglossary/getusermedia/ Mon, 01 Sep 2014 15:37:08 +0000 http://webrtcglossary.com/?p=56 GetUserMedia is the API in WebRTC that provides the means to access the camera or the microphone of the device. It generates media tracks that can then be hooked into the PeerConnection and transmitted to other browsers and devices. GetUserMedia is useful even without the RTC component as it offers developers the ability to take a screenshot […]

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]]> GetUserMedia is the API in WebRTC that provides the means to access the camera or the microphone of the device.

It generates media tracks that can then be hooked into the PeerConnection and transmitted to other browsers and devices.

GetUserMedia is useful even without the RTC component as it offers developers the ability to take a screenshot of the user or record his voice locally.

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]]> PeerConnection https://bloggeek.me/webrtcglossary/peerconnection/ Mon, 01 Sep 2014 15:34:54 +0000 http://webrtcglossary.com/?p=55 PeerConnection or RTCPeerConnection is the heart of WebRTC. PeerConnection is the mechanism in WebRTC that provides all the communication capabilities of WebRTC. It negotiates capabilities using SDP, runs ICE NAT traversal algorithm as well as taking care of sending and receiving the media itself.

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]]> PeerConnection or RTCPeerConnection is the heart of WebRTC.

PeerConnection is the mechanism in WebRTC that provides all the communication capabilities of WebRTC. It negotiates capabilities using SDP, runs ICE NAT traversal algorithm as well as taking care of sending and receiving the media itself.

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