IVS Wiki:Client Side Software Architecture

Client Side Software Architecture

VALT is a web-based application.

The client software consists of two primary components.

• Client Software
• Server Software

Supported Browsers

VALT uses HTML5 for all video controls. No 3rd party software or plug-ins are required to run VALT. Virtually any modern browser should be compatible with VALT however we only test compatibility with the browsers listed below.

Desktop Browsers

Icon	Browser	Tested Version	Compatibility Score	Compatibility Notes
	Chrome	Latest Available	5	IVS recommended browser for best compatibility Used for all development, quality assurance, and bug testing
	Edge	Latest Available	5	Based on Chromium Expect very similar compatibility to Chrome
	Firefox	Latest Available	4	Highly compatible May experience minor issues when browser-specific development changes are made
	Safari	Latest Available	2	Not recommended when viewing more than two streams Viewing three or more streams will experience degraded performance due to Safari's Websocket fragmentation implementation

Mobile Browsers

Icon	Browser	Tested Version	Compatibility Score	Compatibility Notes
	Chrome	Latest Available	5	IVS recommended browser for best compatibility Receives quality assurance testing for each release on iOS/iPadOS platform
	Safari	Latest Available	2	Not recommended when viewing more than two streams Viewing three or more streams will experience degraded performance due to Safari's Websocket fragmentation implementation