thealmarques / p2p-abr-players

P2P CDN for streaming protocols

P2P Video Streaming

Disclaimer: This is only for test purposes. A complex approach on a CDN like chain among peers.

Table of Contents

• Overview
• Features
• Issues
• Demo
• Installation

Overview

This repository hosts a P2P (Peer-to-Peer) video streaming application that utilizes a WebSocket server as the point of contact and WebRTC for transferring video parts between peers. The project aims to enable efficient real-time video streaming between users, minimizing latency and bandwidth usage. The application optimizes peer selection using a KD-tree data structure to efficiently find and connect to the closest peers for improved video delivery.

Features

• Supports HLS and DASH.
• P2P video streaming using WebRTC technology using a custom RPC Worker module.
• WebSocket server acts as the central point of contact for peers to establish connections.
• Low-latency video transmission between peers.
• Dynamic selection of the closest peer using KD-tree optimization for optimal video delivery.
• Scalable architecture for handling multiple simultaneous connections.

Issues

• Not handling multiple peers at same time (> 2) - Could be a STUN Server problem, the connection is closed when a second data channel is created.

Demo

Installation

1. Clone the repository to your local machine:

   git clone https://github.com/thealmarques/p2p-abr-players.git
   cd p2p-abr-players
   

2. Start the websocket server

   cd websockets-server
   yarn
   yarn start
   

3. Start the application

   yarn
   yarn start
   
   To test use http://localhost:3000/?lat=35.8617&lng=104.1954 (with coordinates in the query parameters