Short presentations to the 4th GÉANT TF-WebRTC meeting in Berlin, 2+3 May 2016. About the results of the WebRTC task in the GN4-1 project. License: CC Attribution 4.0 International

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Jan Meijer
TF-WebRTC, Berlin
WebRTC exploration
G4-1 SA8 T2
2-3 May 2016
GÉANT4, SA8
Task lead, UNINETT AS

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SA8T2 end report: WebRTC roadmap + background materials:
https://wiki.geant.org/display/WRTC/GN4-1+WebRTC+Roadmap
Official GN4-1 deliverable portal:
http://www.geant.org/Projects/GEANT_Project_GN4/Pages/Deliverables.aspx

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Background: WebRTC is coming

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Technology, not a turn key solution

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A roadmap, executable, that helps us with
• Desktop video conferencing for all in EU R&E?
• Position NRENs to leverage WebRTC technology for R&E community
• Help establish NREN position in relevant Web-RTC arenas
• Imagine future WebRTC-based NREN services and infrastructural components that contribute to a
smooth evolution of the real-time communications infrastructure.
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Task objectives

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• WebRTC technology exploration
• Tech scout areas
• NAT/Firewall traversal (STUN/TURN)
• 100% WebRTC desktop video conferencing (p2p and SFU)
• Gatewaying
• contextual communication!
• WebRTC < - > Unified Communication
• Community building, dissemination
• TF-WebRTC!
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Work done

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Adopt WebRTC now to bring easy to use and high-quality desktop videoconferencing functionality at a
low cost to every European R&E user.
Facilitate the adoption of WebRTC for contextual communication.
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Concluded: strategic goals for R&E community

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• WebRTC is mature enough to be used. Use it!
RTC
P2P conf services, all sorts of UIs, new stuff, link to other tech
• Contextual communication
!!!!!!
STUN/TURN, functionality decomposition & aggregation, ,capability building
• Two-fold impact on UC
+ easier to use
- de-unifying
• Physical rooms
• Follow the data channel!
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Some contemplations

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SA8T2 end report: WebRTC roadmap + background materials:
https://wiki.geant.org/display/WRTC/GN4-1+WebRTC+Roadmap
Official GN4-1 deliverable portal:
http://www.geant.org/Projects/GEANT_Project_GN4/Pages/Deliverables.aspx

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Thank you
SA8T2 end report: WebRTC roadmap + background materials:
https://wiki.geant.org/display/WRTC/GN4-1+WebRTC+Roadmap
Official GN4-1 deliverable portal:
http://www.geant.org/Projects/GEANT_Project_GN4/Pages/Deliverables.aspx