info about edge/origin

Question

Hello everybody,

reading fms3 docs I found this:

Edge servers are a good solution for one-way video on demand
(vod), one-way live events, and one-way live 24x7 streams. Edge
servers enhance security, distribute the load of connection
requests, and conserve bandwidth and system resources for
high-volume one-way streaming.

Now, I'm developing a videoconf app where a teacher can see
some students but each student can see just the teacher.

I would like to undestand why edge/origin solution is a good
solution just for ONE WAY live events and not also for two way apps
like a videoconf app.

Thanks a lot
A.

techeye · Answer

I think for simplicity, and perhaps performance purposes, theone way live event is recommend. Basically in a distributededge/origin architecture there is a point at which the streams arereconciled, in this case it would be the origin hosting theapplication instance. If you have 30+ students and 1 teacher allpublishing streams, that may or may not be a lot of work that theorigin is doing, versus just 1 teacher publishing. Adding a"tiered" architecture can be a task if you are not ready to do thework. That said, two way is possible... look at the Adobe AcrobatConnect application which uses this tiered setup. Give it a try,just keep an eye on performance, because ultimately it comes downto the end user experience.

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