Streaming network topology

A system comprising:

• a computing environment comprising at least one network interface, and
• at least one hardware processor coupled with the at least one network interface and configured to:
• initiate operation of a virtual camera with allocated processing resources configured to receive a plurality of audio streams, mix the plurality of audio streams into a single audio stream, and communicate the single audio stream to a physical image capture device;
• initiate operation of a selective forwarding unit (SFU) configured to receive the plurality of audio streams originating from a plurality of remote devices;
• and
• communicate the plurality of audio streams to the virtual camera, wherein to receive, by the virtual camera, the plurality of audio streams includes to receive, by the virtual camera, the plurality of audio streams from the SFU.