Creating a session that uses the Media Router

The following Node.js code creates a session that uses the Media Router:

Use the session ID in a Vonage Video client library to connect to a Vonage Video session.

You will also need to generate a token for each user connecting to the Vonage Video session. See Connection Token Creation for information on the generateToken() method.

The Media Router provides the following benefits:

• The Vonage Video Media Router can decrease bandwidth usage in multiparty sessions. (When the mediaMode property is set to MediaMode.RELAYED, each client must send a separate audio-video stream to each client subscribing to it.)
• The Vonage Video Media Router can improve the quality of the user experience through audio fallback and video recovery. With these features, if a client's connectivity degrades to a degree that it does not support video for a stream it's subscribing to, the video is dropped on that client (without affecting other clients), and the client receives audio only. If the client's connectivity improves, the video returns.
• The Vonage Video Media Router supports the archiving feature, which lets you record, save, and retrieve Vonage Video sessions.