What is a WebSocket? How Does Websocket Work?
WebSocket is a communication protocol that provides full-duplex communication over a single, long-lived connection, enabling real-time data exchange between clients and servers. It emerged as a solution to the latency issues in traditional request-response protocols like HTTP. Key features of WebSocket technology include client-server communication, full-duplex communication, API Gateway, Transmission Control Protocol (TCP), Server-Sent Events (SSE), Cloud Run, and HTTP Streaming. Compared to traditional protocols, WebSockets offer persistent connections, reduced latency, efficient resource utilization, scalability, and bi-directional communication. VideoSDK leverages WebSockets for real-time video streaming and interactive features in web and mobile applications.
Company
Video SDK
Date published
Oct. 11, 2024
Author(s)
Chetan Sandanshiv
Word count
1028
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Language
English