Chapter 8. Audio and Video Conferencing

Let's start with two concepts here: audio conferencing is huge and videoconferencing is HUGE. Actually, conferencing (audio and/or video) is one of the drivers of our industry, and sure, it's a big part of what businesses look for in a telecommunications system.

FreeSWITCH has always been the best platform for conferencing, starting many years ago as a hugely scalable audio conferencing bridge to becoming, with version 1.6, a multimedia powerhouse serving PSTN, SIP, and WebRTC users.

In this chapter, we will cover:

  • Conference concepts
  • Audio conferencing
  • Profiles, DTMF commands interaction, PINs, and so on
  • Managing audio conferences
  • Video conferencing
  • Video conference layouts
  • Screen sharing
  • Managing video conferences ...

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