Re: [rtcweb] Resolution negotiation - a contribution

"Timothy B. Terriberry" <tterriberry@mozilla.com> Thu, 12 April 2012 09:09 UTC

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Subject: Re: [rtcweb] Resolution negotiation - a contribution
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Harald Alvestrand wrote:
> time. These bounds MAY be renegotiated over the course of the call,
> but MUST NOT be renegotiated to render any currently transmitted
> video stream out of bounds; the sending video stream MUST first be
> changed to be of a resolution that fits within both the old and the
> new bounds, or halted. <<QUERY: Is this necessary or sufficient
> restriction???>>

Is this restriction intended to be imposed on the sender only? I.e., can 
the recipient still attempt renegotiation (using SDP source selection) 
of a smaller resolution than is currently allowed (e.g., because it's 
CPU-bound)?