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Updates Jicofo Authentication : Saml v2 Multibridge support Load balancing LastN Nightly support Statistics and logging system News Atlassian has just acquired Blue Jimp, Jitsi will continue to evolve as an


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Updates

  • Jicofo
  • Authentication : Saml v2
  • Multibridge support
  • Load balancing
  • LastN
  • Nightly support
  • Statistics and logging system
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News

  • Atlassian has just acquired Blue Jimp,
  • Jitsi will continue to evolve as an opensource

project,

  • BlueJimp team will concentrate on Jitsi

Videobridge, Jigasi, Jirecon, Jitsi Meet.

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JICOFO

  • JItsi COnference FOcus is a server side focus

component

  • 1. Managing Colibri channels for participants

and establishing media flow to/from the JVB.

  • 2. Bridge load balancing based on conference

count.

  • 3. Can handle client authentication(optionally)
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JICOFO

  • 4. Takes part in some features implementation

like :

– audio muting, – recording, – SIP calls, – Verify user permissions: only moderators are allowed to start new SIP call or mute others.

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Authentication

  • Allow FedID account : Shibboleth
  • Only authenticated users can create a new

room.

  • All guest participants can join a room without

authentication.

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Multi bridge support

  • Jitsi Meet is able to run with multiple bridges

registered,

  • Renater deployed 2 bridges,
  • Multiple bridges support allows load

balancing feature

  • It also allows to operate the service if a bridge

is down.

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Load balancing

  • Load balancing is provided by Jicofo
  • It requires to run more than one bridge
  • Live registration is not supported yet, but

could come soon,

  • Restart process is required to register a bridge:

need to schedule operation while the service is not used (SHOULD BE IMPROVE)

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LastN

  • LastN is activated on « rendez-vous »
  • Last week we tested a conference with 19

participants

  • This feature needs to be improved.
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Nightly

  • The developement to support Firefox was

committed.

  • « rendez-vous » can be accessed with the

Nightly version of Firefox.

  • Firefox does not support simulcast.
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REST API

  • RENATER developed a REST API to manage the

service

  • Allow Scheduling support
  • Avoid name collisions
  • Manage moderators list
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Stats & Logging

  • InfluxDB based
  • Store and relate informations from different

components:

– Jicofo – Jitsi Videobridge – Browser (through Jicofo)

  • This system allows us to be more precise, we

drastically revised our previous numbers.

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Stats & Logging

  • Relevant numbers since production

started(march 16th):

  • 5000 conferences (2500 conf per month)
  • Total conference time :

– 209088 Min – 3485 H – 145 D

  • Average time : 42 min.
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Next steps

  • Firefox support : v 38 ?
  • Build a European mesh of video bridges.
  • Improve the infrastructure.
  • Develop use cases