Lightweight Call Signaling and Peer-to-Peer Control of WebRTC Video Conferencing
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| author | Singh, Kundan |
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| contents | We present the software architecture and implementation of our web-based multiparty video conference application. It does not use a media server. For call signaling, it either piggybacks on existing push notifications via a lightweight notification server, or utilizes email messages to further remove that server dependency. For conference control and data storage, it creates a peer-to-peer network of the clients participating in the call. Our prototype client web app can be installed as a browser extension, or a progressive web app on desktop and mobile. It uses WebRTC data channels and media streams for the control and media paths in implementing a full featured video conferencing with audio, video, text and screen sharing. The challenges faced and the techniques used in creating our lightweight or serverless system are useful to other low-end WebRTC applications that intend to save cost on server maintenance or paid subscriptions for multiparty video calls. |
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| institution | arXiv |
| publishDate | 2026 |
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| spellingShingle | Lightweight Call Signaling and Peer-to-Peer Control of WebRTC Video Conferencing Singh, Kundan Multimedia Networking and Internet Architecture We present the software architecture and implementation of our web-based multiparty video conference application. It does not use a media server. For call signaling, it either piggybacks on existing push notifications via a lightweight notification server, or utilizes email messages to further remove that server dependency. For conference control and data storage, it creates a peer-to-peer network of the clients participating in the call. Our prototype client web app can be installed as a browser extension, or a progressive web app on desktop and mobile. It uses WebRTC data channels and media streams for the control and media paths in implementing a full featured video conferencing with audio, video, text and screen sharing. The challenges faced and the techniques used in creating our lightweight or serverless system are useful to other low-end WebRTC applications that intend to save cost on server maintenance or paid subscriptions for multiparty video calls. |
| title | Lightweight Call Signaling and Peer-to-Peer Control of WebRTC Video Conferencing |
| topic | Multimedia Networking and Internet Architecture |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.08975 |