Video Conferencing Integration for a web based Model sharing Platform
Video Conferencing Integration for a web based Model sharing Platform
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About ProtoTech
Bimsync,etc.), Geometry kernel (ACIS, Parasolid) & Interoperability solutions (HOOPS exchange, Datakit,
InterOp)
Business Challenge:
Web Real-Time Communication (WebRTC) is an open source and a free project that aims to embed real-time voice, data, video and instant messaging capabilities through APIs within Web browsers. With WebRTC, end-users do not have to download a special software application or browser plug-in to communicate directly with each other.
There are three choices when it comes to using WebRTC: First, develop your service from scratch, getting which requires your developers up to speed with this technology. Second, pick some open source frameworks as starting points to explore what can be done with WebRTC. With such frameworks, we get a head start and have full control and ownership of the solution. And third, pick a WebRTC API platform vendor and try to run the service on top of it. Selecting the right WebRTC platform is a hard part for any company because of above choices. With this specific need, client wished to provide a video conferencing integration on their existing browser based chat platform.
Solution: Video Conferencing Integration using SightCall WebRTC API platform:
The team at Prototech evaluated SightCall and Toxbox WebRTC API platforms for videoconferencing integration and based on available features and pricing with respect to each platform (see below features comparison table), it is recommended to use SightCall API.
| Features | SightCall API Platform | Tokbox API Platform | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Web & Mobile | Support Chrome, Firefox, IE and Safari; SDK for iOS and Android | Support Chrome, Firefox, IE ; SDK for iOS and Android | Plugin for Safari is not supported by Tokbox API platform. |
| Unlimited Minutes | No limit to minutes | Depending upon the subscribed minutes | SightCall offers a flat-rate per-user pricing (User type : standard or premium ) Tokbox pricing based on subscribed minutes. |
| 1-To-1 Video Calls and multyparty calling | Yes | Yes | SightCall: Multiparty calling is available for Premium Users and not for Standard User. Tokbox: All users are having 1-to-1 or multy-party call. |
| Screen and file Sharing | Yes | Yes | |
| Remote pointer and Drawing | Yes | No | Highlight important information by pointing or drawing on video window |
| Cloud Recording | Yes | Yes | SightCall: Cloud Recording is available for Premium Users. Tokbox has archiving pricing (per session minute based) |
Key Benefits:
- The time to integrate WebRTC solution can be counted in days versus most Unified Communication solutions (think Cisco, Avaya, Microsoft Lync etc) that take months to implement. The team integrated SightCall APIs to have video conferencing capability 1-to-1 and multi-party video conferencing within 2 weeks
- The basic principle of WebRTC is that every call is private because it uses Secure Real- Time Transport Protocol.
- WebRTC is more cost effective. It has no licensing cost, integration can be done with commonly available development skills, and infrastructures can be rented at low subscription rates. It eliminates the need for large capital outlays and delivers on its low cost promise.
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