WD: WebRTC 1.0: Real-time Communication Between Browsers

WebRTC 1.0: Real-time Communication Between Browsers

https://www.w3.org/TR/2016/WD-webrtc-20160803/

Abstract


This document defines a set of ECMAScript APIs in WebIDL to allow media to be sent to and received from another browser or device implementing the appropriate set of real-time protocols. This specification is being developed in conjunction with a protocol specification developed by the IETF RTCWEB group and an API specification to get access to local media devices developed by the Media Capture Task Force.

Status of the Document


This section describes the status of this document at the time of its publication. Other documents may supersede this document. A list of current W3C publications and the latest revision of this technical report can be found in the W3C technical reports index at https://www.w3.org/TR/.

The Editors and active contributors of WebRTC 1.0 intend to publish a Candidate Recommendation soon. Consequently, this is a Request for Comments by the WebRTC Working Group to seek wide review of this document.

The API is based on preliminary work done in the WHATWG.

This document was published by the Web Real-Time Communications Working Group as a Working Draft. This document is intended to become a W3C Recommendation. If you wish to make comments regarding this document, please send them to public-webrtc@w3.org (subscribe, archives). All comments are welcome.

Publication as a Working Draft does not imply endorsement by the W3C Membership. This is a draft document and may be updated, replaced or obsoleted by other documents at any time. It is inappropriate to cite this document as other than work in progress.

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This document is governed by the 1 September 2015 W3C Process Document.