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For reference for others:

NAT (Network Address Traversal): exposing only your router's ip address and hiding your own to outside traffic [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_address_translation]

ROAP (RTCWeb Offer/Answer Protocol): main voice protocol [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RTCWeb_Offer/Answer_Protocol]

JSEP (JavaScript Session Establishment Protocol): protocol for setting up P2P connection [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JavaScript_Session_Establishme...]

Following are all technologies for punching through NAT...

ICE (Interactive Connectivity Establishment): [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interactive_Connectivity_Estab...]

STUN (Session Traversal Utilities for NAT): [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STUN]

TURN (Traversal Using Relays around NAT): [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traversal_Using_Relay_NAT]

(Disclaimer: I know nothing of these technologies, I just looked them up on wikipedia myself)



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