Re:Migrating Millions of Concurrent WebSockets to Envoy
by littlestymaar on Thursday March 18, 2021 @06:12AM
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If you're using the DataChannel only (which is common when using WebRTC for games) you don't need a TURN (that adds complexity and you don't need it useless you're dealing with media streams) instead all you need is to re-use your signaling server as a fallback to get your messages from two peer who cannot establish a connection to one another.
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Re:Migrating Millions of Concurrent WebSockets to Envoy
by meheleventyone on Thursday March 18, 2021 @06:21AM
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That's merely equivalent though. Ultimately TURN is just a common specification for a relay. You also run head first into latency issues where you can run one signaling server globally but need regional relays to keep latency down.
Could you expand a bit on why MediaChannels need TURN specifically? Is there some complication that prevents just dumb relaying of the packets ala what you're suggesting?