Channel types
Learn about the different types of Vivox channels available.
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Vivox uses the following types of channels: The channel type is indicated by the character in the middle of a given channel's SIP address. For more information, see Channel URI structure. For convenience purposes, Vxc.h includes functions that you can use to construct channel URIs of each type. You can use any method of string creation for these channel URIs. vx_uri_to_string() returns a textual representation of the compositional elements of a Vivox URI, which is suitable for logging.
Note
When working with both positional and non-positional channels, join the positional channel first, followed by the non-positional channels.
Echo channels
Echo channels include an -e- in their SIP address, which is displayed in the following example:Developers can use these channels to give users a place to test their microphones, or as a general way to test connectivity to the Vivox voice servers.// The Vivox SDK must be initializedchar *uri = vx_get_echo_channel_uri("channel-name", "domain.vivox.com", "issuer");// returns "sip:confctl-e-issuer.channel-name@domain.vivox.com". . .vx_free(uri);
Non-positional channels
Non-positional channels, also referred to as 2D channels, include a -g- in their SIP address, which is displayed in the following example:Developers can use these channels to allow for level-wide audio and text channels that players can connect to. Examples of scenarios where non-positional channels are often used include teams and squads in first-person shooters, and party chat in MMOs. Non-positional channels are typically the most used channel types in a Vivox implementation.// The Vivox SDK must be initializedchar *uri = vx_get_general_channel_uri("channel-name", "domain.vivox.com", "issuer");// returns "sip:confctl-g-issuer.channel-name@domain.vivox.com". . .vx_free(uri);
Positional channels
Positional channels, also referred to as 3D channels, include a -d- in their SIP address, which is displayed in the following example:Developers can use these channels to provide voice chat that is a part of a world, with player voices attenuating and panning to make it seem like they are speaking from where they are positioned in the game world.// The Vivox SDK must be initializedchar *uri = vx_get_positional_channel_uri("channel-name", "domain.vivox.com", 30, 1, 1.000, channel_rolloff_curve_type_inverse_distance_clamped, "issuer");// returns "sip:confctl-d-issuer.channel-name!p-30-1-1.000-1@domain.vivox.com". . .vx_free(uri);
Note
You can join only one positional channel at a time.