Calculating Bandwidth Requirements for Video Conferencing

To ensure the best video conferencing experience, it is essential to understand your video conferencing bandwidth. Bandwidth represents your connection capacity. Depending on data transmission, your bandwidth is shared between outbound and inbound streams, which may significantly differ.

Choose video conferencing mode to calculate your channel capacity

Below you can find inbound and outbound bandwidth requirements which guarantee the best possible video conferencing quality. However, by using TrueConf you can be sure that your stream rate always adjusts to your network conditions, as our solutions are based on Scalable Video Coding (SVC).

Video Call

Video Call is a great way to communicate face-to-face using up-to-date communication technologies.

Bandwidth required, Kbps

Server

Inbound

Outbound

Client

Inbound

Outbound

SD

256256
128128

HQ

512512
256256

ED

10241024
512512

HD

20482048
10241024

Full HD

40964096
20482048

WQHD

81928192
40964096

Ultra HD

1638416384
81928192

Self-Hosted Team Messenger with Video Conferencing

  • Unlimited and secure communication within your network
  • Team messenger for 1,000 users
  • UltraHD video conferencing for up to 10 participants
  • Easy-to-use collaboration tools
Learn More
Layouts

WebRTC Video Conferences

WebRTC Video Conferences allow you to set up streaming for up to 500 participants using web browsers. Please check additional bandwidth requirements if you would like to add more guests into your conference.

Bandwidth
required, Mbps

Server

Browser

 

Inbound

Outbound

Inbound

Outbound

1 participant

0.50.8
0.80.5

We recommend having 50% extra capacity communication channel to ensure maximum performance.