Re: [rtcweb] Definitions of WebRTC entities

Harald Alvestrand <harald@alvestrand.no> Wed, 15 October 2014 04:34 UTC

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Subject: Re: [rtcweb] Definitions of WebRTC entities
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On 10/15/2014 02:29 AM, Parthasarathi R wrote:
> Hi Harald,
>
> <snip>
>>>> 2) It is not required to be endpoint but it shall be middle box.
>>> What do you mean by "middle box"? Again, that term is slippery.
>> <Partha> I intent to say that the entity which is between two 
>> endpoints and it does not end any media session itself. Here, The 
>> confusion is that WebRTC compatible endpoint which is not an endpoint 
>> but it is a middle box. </Partha>
> Seems that this entity (whatever it's called) isn't an endpoint at all, so defining terms for endpoints shouldn't be relevant to whatever this device is.
>
> There's always more boxes in the middle..... although as long as they don't have the DTLS keys, it's limited what they can do to the packets.
> <snip>
>
> Could you please update the terminology as "WebRTC compatible device" instead of WebRTC compatible endpoint as the entity is not required to be endpoint.

No.

I don't know what the device is, I don't know how to describe it, and I
don't even know if I think it should exist.

I will not define terminology for that.

[rtcweb] Definitions of WebRTC entities Harald Alvestrand
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Re: [rtcweb] Definitions of WebRTC entities Christer Holmberg
Re: [rtcweb] Definitions of WebRTC entities Harald Alvestrand
Re: [rtcweb] Definitions of WebRTC entities Christer Holmberg
Re: [rtcweb] Definitions of WebRTC entities Christer Holmberg
Re: [rtcweb] Definitions of WebRTC entities Silvia Pfeiffer
Re: [rtcweb] Definitions of WebRTC entities Harald Alvestrand
Re: [rtcweb] Definitions of WebRTC entities Parthasarathi R
Re: [rtcweb] Definitions of WebRTC entities Harald Alvestrand
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Re: [rtcweb] Definitions of WebRTC entities Harald Alvestrand
Re: [rtcweb] Definitions of WebRTC entities Christer Holmberg
Re: [rtcweb] Definitions of WebRTC entities Parthasarathi R
Re: [rtcweb] Definitions of WebRTC entities Harald Alvestrand
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