Zoom

System
Design
Sarat Kumar Magatapalli
Agenda
Functional & Non-Functional requirements

Intro to pre-requisite tools & protocols

Our design approach

Detail Design

Other aspects of design

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Video/Audio Conferencing System
Design
• Today, we will talk about how to design Video/Audio conferencing system ( example: Zoom , MS Teams,
Cisco Webex etc..)

Functional Requirements: Non-Functional Requirements:

• 1 to 1 Call • Super-fast
• Group Call • High Availability
• Audio/Video/Screen Share • Scalability ( considering current Zoom users and usage)
• Record Session • Data Loss OK
• Message Communication • Security
• Agility

Architecture Decisions / Principles:

Considering the NFR’s , we
have decided to leverage the
Event –Driven Microservices
Architecture
1) Use API’s for communication
2) When ever applicable use async communication
3) Don't just confine to only RDBMS or only NO-SQL DB’s .
4) Build system which can be extendible ( in future add
self-learning/analytical capabilities)

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Web Protocols (Pre-Requisite)
• WebSocket (or WebSockets) is a protocol for low latency bidirectional communication initiated via HTTP
Useful for sending and receiving data using text, binary arrays or blobs . Providing full-duplex
communication channels over a single TCP connection

Client Server

• WebRTC (Web Real-Time Communication) is a free, open-source project that provides web browsers
and mobile applications with real-time communication (RTC) via simple application programming
interfaces (APIs).
Main API’s of WebRTC :
Server

• GetUserMedia
Client Client • PeerConnection
• Data Channel
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Design Approach
• As we prefer to leverage Microservice Architecture , let’s use microservices concepts to identify the
services ( should adhere to Single responsibility Principle) and build a loosely-coupled System.

• Use Domain-Driven Methodology to identify the break into small modules. Here are various
domain/capabilities

User Management
Group Management
Messages Management
Record Management
Notification Management
Asset Management
WebSocket Handlers
WebSocket Management
Group Management Handlers

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Zoom User & Group Registration Flow

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Zoom 1:1 Chat Walkthru

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Zoom 1:1 Video Walk thru

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Thank You

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