tcp - JavaScript WebSockets with UDP?

Question

I'm writing a JavaScript Application that has to receive a huge amount of data from other users. It is not important if some of this data gets lost. Is there some way of using JavaScript WebSockets with UDP instead of TCP?

Answer 1

It sounds like what you're waiting for is WebRTC which is working it's way through the standards process. WebSockets, as other people have pointed out, run over TCP as a result of initiating with an HTTP Upgrade.