How does Google Talk work?

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How does Google Talk work? When I am connected to my friend for a talk, what acts as an intermediate one to transfer my voice? Is that a Google server behind it (which act as an intermediate? Or does it provide a point-to-point protocol?

score 7 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 19 '11 at 12:43

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They use XMPP ( jabber )

Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP)

answered Mar 19 '11 at 12:43

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score 5 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 19 '11 at 12:46

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answered Mar 19 '11 at 12:46

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How does Google Talk work?

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