About WebRTC

I was/am highly impressed by WebRTC so started exploring different things related to it.

To start with the basic definition of WebRTC -

WebRTC (Real Time Communication) is a free, open project that provides browsers and mobile applications with Real-Time Communications (RTC) capabilities via simple APIs. It has inbuilt security and encryption functionality which is making it more valuable.

Use cases are -

• Video Chat
• Screen Sharing
• File Sharing

Emerging Use Cases are

• IOT
• Healthcare
• Real time Team Collaboration

There are some brilliant sites available, describing the capabilities and usage of WebRTC and for understanding the basic -

https://webrtc.org/

https://blog.sessionstack.com/how-javascript-works-webrtc-and-the-mechanics-of-peer-to-peer-connectivity-87cc56c1d0ab

One stunning demonstration is in the link below. Open it in Chrome.

https://webrtc.github.io/samples/src/content/capture/video-pc/