Calculates quality based on the resolution and upload.

conference.js

@@ -1372,7 +1372,8 @@ export default {
         }
 
         room.on(ConferenceEvents.CONNECTION_STATS, function (stats) {
-            ConnectionQuality.updateLocalStats(stats, connectionIsInterrupted);
+            ConnectionQuality.updateLocalStats(
+                stats, connectionIsInterrupted, localVideo);
         });
 
         ConnectionQuality.addListener(CQEvents.LOCALSTATS_UPDATED,
@@ -1382,6 +1383,12 @@ export default {
                 let data = {
                     bitrate: stats.bitrate,
                     packetLoss: stats.packetLoss};
+                if (localVideo && localVideo.resolution) {
+                    data.resolution = {
+                        inputHeight: localVideo.resolution
+                    };
+                }
+
                 try {
                     room.broadcastEndpointMessage({
                         type: this.commands.defaults.CONNECTION_QUALITY,
@@ -1394,10 +1401,15 @@ export default {
         room.on(ConferenceEvents.ENDPOINT_MESSAGE_RECEIVED,
             (participant, payload) => {
                 switch(payload.type) {
-                    case this.commands.defaults.CONNECTION_QUALITY:
+                    case this.commands.defaults.CONNECTION_QUALITY: {
-                        ConnectionQuality.updateRemoteStats(participant.getId(),
+                        let id = participant.getId();
-                            payload.values);
+                        ConnectionQuality.updateRemoteStats(
+                            id,
+                            payload.values,
+                            APP.UI.getRemoteVideoType(id),
+                            APP.UI.isRemoteVideoMuted(id));
                         break;
+                    }
                     default:
                         console.warn("Unknown datachannel message", payload);
                 }

modules/UI/UI.js

@@ -779,6 +779,15 @@ UI.getRemoteVideoType = function (jid) {
     return VideoLayout.getRemoteVideoType(jid);
 };
 
+/**
+ * Return the mute state of the remote video.
+ * @param jid the jid for the remote video
+ * @returns the video mute state.
+ */
+UI.isRemoteVideoMuted = function (jid) {
+    return VideoLayout.isRemoteVideoMuted(jid);
+};
+
 UI.connectionIndicatorShowMore = function(id) {
     VideoLayout.showMore(id);
 };

modules/UI/videolayout/VideoLayout.js

@@ -327,6 +327,16 @@ var VideoLayout = {
         return smallVideo ? smallVideo.getVideoType() : null;
     },
 
+    /**
+     * Return the mute state of the remote video.
+     * @param id the id for the remote video
+     * @returns {boolean} the video mute state.
+     */
+    isRemoteVideoMuted (id) {
+        let smallVideo = VideoLayout.getSmallVideo(id);
+        return smallVideo ? smallVideo.isVideoMuted : null;
+    },
+
     isPinned (id) {
         return (pinnedId) ? (id === pinnedId) : false;
     },

modules/connectionquality/connectionquality.js

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+/* global config */
 import EventEmitter from "events";
 
 import CQEvents from "../../service/connectionquality/CQEvents";
@@ -35,6 +36,58 @@ function calculateQuality(newVal, oldVal) {
     return (newVal <= oldVal) ? newVal : (9*oldVal + newVal) / 10;
 }
 
+// webrtc table describing simulcast resolutions and used bandwidth
+// https://chromium.googlesource.com/external/webrtc/+/master/webrtc/media/engine/simulcast.cc#42
+var _bandwidthMap = [
+    { width: 1920, height: 1080, layers:3, max: 5000, min: 800 },
+    { width: 1280, height: 720,  layers:3, max: 2500, min: 600 },
+    { width: 960,  height: 540,  layers:3, max: 900,  min: 450 },
+    { width: 640,  height: 360,  layers:2, max: 700,  min: 150 },
+    { width: 480,  height: 270,  layers:2, max: 450,  min: 150 },
+    { width: 320,  height: 180,  layers:1, max: 200,  min: 30 }
+];
+
+/**
+ * We disable quality calculations based on bandwidth if simulcast is disabled,
+ * or enable it in case of no simulcast and we force it.
+ * @type {boolean}
+ */
+var disableQualityBasedOnBandwidth =
+    config.forceQualityBasedOnBandwidth ? false : config.disableSimulcast;
+
+/**
+ * Calculates the quality percentage based on the input resolution height and
+ * the upload reported by the client. The value is based on the interval from
+ * _bandwidthMap.
+ * @param inputHeight the resolution used to open the camera.
+ * @param upload the upload rate reported by client.
+ * @returns {*} the percent of upload based on _bandwidthMap and maximum value
+ * of 100, as values of the map are approximate and clients can stream above
+ * those values.
+ */
+function calculateQualityUsingUpload(inputHeight, upload) {
+    let foundResolution = null;
+
+    for (let i in _bandwidthMap) {
+        let r = _bandwidthMap[i];
+        if (r.height <= inputHeight) {
+            foundResolution = r;
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (!foundResolution)
+        return false;
+
+    if (upload <= foundResolution.min)
+        return 0;
+
+    return Math.min(
+        ((upload - foundResolution.min)*100)
+            / (foundResolution.max - foundResolution.min),
+        100);
+}
+
 export default {
     /**
      * Updates the local statistics
@@ -42,15 +95,28 @@ export default {
      * @param dontUpdateLocalConnectionQuality {boolean} if true -
      * localConnectionQuality wont be recalculated.
      */
-    updateLocalStats: function (data, dontUpdateLocalConnectionQuality) {
+    updateLocalStats:
-        stats = data;
+        function (data, dontUpdateLocalConnectionQuality, localVideo) {
-        if(!dontUpdateLocalConnectionQuality) {
+            stats = data;
-            var newVal = 100 - stats.packetLoss.total;
+            if(!dontUpdateLocalConnectionQuality) {
-            localConnectionQuality =
+                if (!disableQualityBasedOnBandwidth
-                calculateQuality(newVal, localConnectionQuality);
+                    && !localVideo.isMuted()
-        }
+                    && localVideo.videoType !== 'desktop'
-        eventEmitter.emit(CQEvents.LOCALSTATS_UPDATED, localConnectionQuality,
+                    && localVideo.resolution) {
-            stats);
+                        let val = calculateQualityUsingUpload(
+                            localVideo.resolution,
+                            data.bitrate.upload);
+                        if (val) {
+                            localConnectionQuality = val;
+                        }
+                    } else {
+                        var newVal = 100 - stats.packetLoss.total;
+                        localConnectionQuality =
+                            calculateQuality(newVal, localConnectionQuality);
+                    }
+            }
+            eventEmitter.emit(
+                CQEvents.LOCALSTATS_UPDATED, localConnectionQuality, stats);
     },
 
     /**
@@ -68,23 +134,41 @@ export default {
      * @param id the id associated with the statistics
      * @param data the statistics
      */
-    updateRemoteStats: function (id, data) {
+    updateRemoteStats:
-        if (!data || !("packetLoss" in data) || !("total" in data.packetLoss)) {
+        function (id, data, remoteVideoType, isRemoteVideoMuted) {
-            eventEmitter.emit(CQEvents.REMOTESTATS_UPDATED, id, null, null);
+            if (!data ||
-            return;
+                !("packetLoss" in data) ||
-        }
+                !("total" in data.packetLoss)) {
-        // Use only the fields we need
+                eventEmitter.emit(CQEvents.REMOTESTATS_UPDATED, id, null, null);
-        data = {bitrate: data.bitrate, packetLoss: data.packetLoss};
+                return;
+            }
 
-        remoteStats[id] = data;
+            let inputResolution = data.resolution;
+            // Use only the fields we need
+            data = {bitrate: data.bitrate, packetLoss: data.packetLoss};
 
-        var newVal = 100 - data.packetLoss.total;
+            remoteStats[id] = data;
-        var oldVal = remoteConnectionQuality[id];
-        remoteConnectionQuality[id] = calculateQuality(newVal, oldVal || 100);
 
-        eventEmitter.emit(
+            if (disableQualityBasedOnBandwidth
-            CQEvents.REMOTESTATS_UPDATED, id, remoteConnectionQuality[id],
+                || isRemoteVideoMuted
-            remoteStats[id]);
+                || remoteVideoType === 'desktop'
+                || !inputResolution) {
+                var newVal = 100 - data.packetLoss.total;
+                var oldVal = remoteConnectionQuality[id];
+                remoteConnectionQuality[id]
+                    = calculateQuality(newVal, oldVal || 100);
+            } else {
+                let val = calculateQualityUsingUpload(
+                    inputResolution.inputHeight,
+                    data.bitrate.upload);
+                if (val) {
+                    remoteConnectionQuality[id] = val;
+                }
+            }
+
+            eventEmitter.emit(
+                CQEvents.REMOTESTATS_UPDATED, id,
+                remoteConnectionQuality[id], remoteStats[id]);
     },
 
     /**