Question 1
A collaboration engineer is troubleshooting a Cisco Meeting Server deployment where external WebRTC users report one-way video issues; they can see others, but others cannot see them. Internal SIP endpoints function correctly. A packet capture on the external firewall reveals that while inbound UDP traffic from clients to the Expressway-E's public IP is permitted, outbound UDP traffic from the Expressway-E to the internet is blocked. Which service is most directly impacted by this firewall rule?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B
The TURN (Traversal Using Relays around NAT) server on the Expressway-E is responsible for relaying media packets for WebRTC clients that cannot establish a direct peer-to-peer connection. When the firewall blocks outbound UDP traffic from the Expressway-E, the TURN server cannot send the client's relayed video stream back out to the internet, resulting in one-way video. The client can receive video because inbound UDP is allowed, but their own video stream is dropped at the firewall.