Webcam service for a website: user to user, directly, is it possible?

I wonder wether on a website like chatroulette for example, the streaming video is going directly fr开发者_如何学Pythonom user to user or wether it is going through a server.

In other words I wonder wether it is possible to offer a webcam service on a website, so that the streaming video goes directly from user to user, without overloading the system. If it is possible, what technology makes it possible? Flash?

Thank you ;)

I've never seen any "user to user" without some kind of backend co-ordination.

I reckon your best bet would be to use something like flash media server and flash