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Web conference network traffic volume

Chat&Messenger Web Conference We will explain the amount of traffic that will be applied to the in-house center router within the organization when this is done.

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Audio and Camera・Comparison table for document sharing

When a web conference is held, the following traffic will be generated on the in-house center router, etc.

5 user10 user
Audio only0.2 MByte/s0.7 MByte/s
Audio and Camera4.0 MByte/s8.0 MByte/s
1 user documents shared, others audio/camera off0.07 MByte/s0.3 MByte/s
Measure the average sending and receiving rate for 40 seconds on the video server using the iftop command
  • Each organization should establish its own policy on how many web conferencing sessions can be used simultaneously, taking into consideration internal router limitations within the organization.
    • For example, in the case of 10-user voice and camera, if the server side generates 8.0 MByte/s of traffic and the center router has a 100 MByte/s limit, the maximum number of simultaneous conferences should be kept below 10.
  • On-premises CAMserver When measuring, use the OpenJDK Platform Binary network usage fee in Task Manager as a guide.

The approximate amount of communication required on the client side (one PC) is

In this case, the easiest way is to measure using Windows Task Manager. The following shows that when 10 people participate in a web conference and one person shares materials, the average communication amount per PC is about 0.3Mbps.

Low traffic limit

Chat&Messenger web conferencing is standard from 5 users to 10 users, and the camera resolution is limited to low traffic. If you want to change it, please do so in "Web conference settings" on the management screen.

Setting the minimum resolution to 90p
Achieving the lowest traffic in the industry



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