WebRTC and Websockets. Is there a difference

Question

I\'m assuming that WebRTC is an API that decodes/encodes audio and video, although the communication between the server and the clients is done via web sockets, or some other ne

Answer 1

No, Signaling is not defined by WebRTC.

Here is an post by the IETF which explains it pretty good why it is not: http://www.ietf.org/mail-archive/web/rtcweb/current/msg01143.html

This means that you are free to choose how you exchange network information. I.e. you could use websockets, HTTP and even Email, but that would be a bit of a struggle :)