Re: [rtcweb] A different perspective on the video codec MTI discussion

Hi Jonathan,

> I have one more thing to say - speaking now as a developer.
> 
> As some of you may know, I recently returned to Cisco as CTO of the cloud collaboration group, which is responsible for Webex. Webex was one of the first services to do voice and video on the web, using plugins of course. For our business, a key requirement is interoperability with other video systems in the Cisco portfolio, including our video clients and telepresence units. Those are all based on H.264. Consequently, much as I would like to avoid the need for a plugin, the benefits of eliminating the plugin do not outweigh the drawbacks of having to transcode from VP8 to H.264. If IETF selects VP8 as the MTI codec, this will make it dramatically more difficult and expensive for us to use webRTC. If H.264 is the MIT codec, it will make it much easier for us to use webRTC. 
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> 

This statement looks quite 'ironic'. Seems like you're asking people to stick to H.264 because otherwise you can experience issues in keeping on doing your company's business with no modifications to your legacy stuff. I don't think this is the right thing to ask to an 'open standards' community like the IETF. Let me just tell you that there are plenty of young 'iconoclastic' companies out there which are looking at WebRTC/RTCWeb as a huge opportunity to enter the market by qualifying themselves for adopting cutting-edge technologies (like VP8) and are not afraid of putting their hands 'inside' the network by building rtcweb-enabled middle-boxes which provide functions going far beyond the original browser-to-browser use case.

My 2 cents,

Simon
> 
> Thx,
> 
> Jonathan R.
> 
> -- 
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