Performance Evaluation of Resources Management in WebRTC for A Scalable Communication

Edan, Naktal Moaid, Al-Sherbaz, Ali ORCID: 0000-0002-0995-1262 and Turner, Scott (2018) Performance Evaluation of Resources Management in WebRTC for A Scalable Communication. In: Intelligent Computing Proceedings of the 2018 Computing Conference. Springer, Cham, pp. 648-665. ISBN 9783030011772

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Abstract

Web Real-Time Communication (WebRTC) offers peer-to-peer communications without any plugins. However, WebRTC cannot provide scalability because of its method that depends on a single server or due to the resource limitations and network topology in the architectural of the WebRTC. This paper aims to design a real environment using MATLAB simulation tools to specify the limitations of resources in WebRTC for bi-directional video conferencing, such as CPU performance, bandwidth consumption and Quality of Experience (QoE) using different topologies such as mesh, star and hybrid (a combination of unidirectional/star & bi-directional/mesh). Moreover, several CPU cores like i3, i5, i7, Xeon, i9 and Xeon Phi, as well as bandwidths: 0.5, 1, 5, 10, 30, 50, 100, 500 and 1000 (Mb/s) were considered to achieve and expand the scalability. In this implementation, the factors of real-time implementation were used. Thus, the utilized measurements were already validated while MATLAB presents coefficient with 95% confidence bound. Additionally, this paper highlights the obstructions are preventing scalability in WebRTC using a centralized server. This illustration is beneficial for interested developers who intend to use WebRTC duplex video conferencing among undefined users and different topologies. Furthermore, our simulation-based performance evaluation shows the efficiency of the hybrid topology in decreasing the bandwidth overhead and CPU load in WebRTC.

Item Type:	Book Section
Uncontrolled Keywords:	The Web Real-Time Communication (WebRTC); Quality of Experience (QoE); Mesh topology; Star Topology; Hybrid Topology.
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HF Commerce > HF5001 Business Q Science > QA Mathematics > QA76 Computer software
Divisions:	Schools and Research Institutes > School of Business, Computing and Social Sciences
Research Priority Areas:	Applied Business & Technology
Depositing User:	Kate Greenaway
Date Deposited:	12 Mar 2021 15:21
Last Modified:	31 Aug 2023 08:01
URI:	https://eprints.glos.ac.uk/id/eprint/9430

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