[MMUSIC] Application to Network Communication

["Pal Martinsen (palmarti)" <[e-mail]>]

Hi All,

We see a need for better application to network communication to convey how the network should/could treat the different streams described in the medalines of the SDP. This is especially important as video codecs have become very elastic regarding network bandwidth. It would be useful for the network to know the nature regarding the usage of the video stream. The network could treat the stream very differently whatever it is realtime video requiring low latency and high bandwidth or is it a more static presentation flow carrying a slideshow. Getting information from the network to the application can also prove to be useful.

Todays existing solutions can be difficult to implement on some devices as the information is carried in the IP header or the markings in the packets is ignored across administrative domains. Other solution treats the network as a black box and tries to fix problems when they are discovered. Both the network and the application would benefit if information regarding things that is about to happen as opposed to just happened could be conveyed.

We are considering extending ICE connectivity checks and keepalives (STUN) to provide this communication from the endpoint to the network
and from the network to the endpoint.

Are other folks seeing this problem as well, or are existing techniques and throwing bandwidth at the problem sufficient today and sufficient tomorrow?

Any comments, feedback and ideas are very welcome.

Regards
Pål-Erik Martinsen