WebRTC Cookbook

Get to grips with advanced real-time communication applications and services on WebRTC with practical, hands-on recipes

About This Book

• Explore task-based recipes on integrating your WebRTC application with systems such as Asterisk and Freeswitch
• Set up cutting-edge communicating networks by understanding the fundamentals of debugging, security, integration, attendant services, and more
• Gain advanced knowledge of WebRTC with these incredibly effective recipes

Who This Book Is For

If you are a JavaScript developer with a basic knowledge of WebRTC and software development, but want to explore how to use it in more depth, this book is for you.

What You Will Learn

• Understand the concepts of WebRTC while setting up rich web applications
• Create a signaling server using Java or Erlang
• Secure your WebRTC application by configuring your own STUN/TURN server
• Integrate with VoIP platforms such as Asterisk and FreeSWITCH and abstract the complexities of communications protocols
• Get acquainted with advanced debugging and troubleshooting techniques
• Process videos using HTML5 filters
• Develop native mobile applications using WebRTC and integrate them with web services
• Discover advanced WebRTC techniques and solutions

In Detail

Using WebRTC, it is easy to develop in-browser applications and web services with extended multimedia features such as audio/video calls, VoIP, screen casting, peer-to-peer file transferring and more, without installing any third-party components/plugins on the client. In this book, you'll explore practical recipes covering the core aspects of application and service development with WebRTC. After a recap of the basics of developing rich media web applications and services, you will delve into core functionalities such as security and SSL, integration with other technologies such as VoIP and SIP, debugging clients and servers, working with filters, native applications for mobile platforms, and using third-party components.

By the end of this book, you will be able set up advanced, real-time, communicating networks with a full understanding of core WebRTC features.