WebRTC: Hype or Game Changer?

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LifeSize Webinar: WebRTC-Hype or Game Changer? Presentation with LifeSize CTO Casey King and Video Evangelist, Simon Dudley. How will WebRTC affect the video conferencing industry? Watch the webinar recording at the end of these slides!

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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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Try WebRTC Now: www.lifesize.com/webrtc