ICE Protocol Referencia
Referencia para ICE (Interactive Connectivity Establishment): candidate gathering, checking, y nomination.
Candidate Types
ICE gathers candidates from multiple sources: host (local interface), server-reflexive (STUN-discovered), peer-reflexive (discovered during checks), and relayed (TURN). Candidates are paired and checked in priority order. Host candidates work when peers are on the same network. Server-reflexive candidates work through most NATs. Relayed candidates work through any NAT but with relay overhead. The candidate gathering phase collects all possible paths.
- host
- Local interface
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- STUN-discovered
- relay
- TURN relay
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ICE performs connectivity checks on candidate pairs in priority order, using STUN binding requests. Successful checks create valid pairs. The controlling agent nominates a pair (regular or aggressive nomination). The selected pair is the highest-priority valid pair. Trickled ICE allows adding candidates asynchronously after initial gathering. ICE restarts when network changes occur. The protocol converges to the best available path within the timeout.
- checks
- STUN binding requests
- nomination
- Controlling agent
- trickle
- Async candidate addition
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