Table of Contents
Title Page Number
Table of Contents .......................................................................................................................................... 2
Introduction.................................................................................................................................................... 4
Defining Network Requirements ................................................................................................................... 5
1. Games ................................................................................................................................................. 5
1.1. Battlefield 1 (BF1) .................................................................................................................. 5
1.2. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) ............................................................................ 8
1.3. Destiny 2 .............................................................................................................................. 10
1.4. Fortnite Battle Royale ........................................................................................................... 13
1.5. Minecraft ............................................................................................................................... 14
1.6. Overwatch ............................................................................................................................ 16
1.7. PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS (PUBG) .......................................................... 19
2. Voice Communications Platforms ..................................................................................................... 21
2.1. Discord ................................................................................................................................. 21
2.2. Mumble ................................................................................................................................. 22
3. Streaming Platforms .......................................................................................................................... 23
3.1. Twitch ................................................................................................................................... 24
3.2. YouTube Gaming ................................................................................................................. 26
4. Remote Rendering – Nvidia GeForce Now ....................................................................................... 27
Conclusion................................................................................................................................................... 30
Abbreviations .............................................................................................................................................. 30
Tables of Network Characteristics .............................................................................................................. 32
Bibliography & References.......................................................................................................................... 33
List of Figures
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Figure 1 - Battlefield 1 Population ................................................................................................................. 6
Figure 2 - Battlefield 1 Network Information Display ..................................................................................... 7
Figure 3 - Battlefield 1 Network Traffic .......................................................................................................... 8
Figure 4 - CS:GO Population (PC) ................................................................................................................ 9
Figure 5 - CS:GO Network Traffic ............................................................................................................... 10
Figure 6 - CS:GO In Game Network Information) ....................................................................................... 10
Figure 7 - Destiny 2 NAT Type 3 Warning .................................................................................................. 11
Figure 8 - Destiny 2 Bubble Networking Design ......................................................................................... 12
Figure 9 - Destiny 2 Networking Traffic ....................................................................................................... 13
Figure 10 - Fortnite Network Traffic ............................................................................................................ 14
Figure 11 - Minecraft Active Players ........................................................................................................... 15
Figure 12 - Minecraft Network Traffic .......................................................................................................... 16
Figure 13 - Overwatch Population .............................................................................................................. 17
Figure 14 - Overwatch Network Performance ............................................................................................. 18
Figure 15 - Overwatch In Game Network Information ................................................................................ 18