A relative delay minimization scheme for multiplayer gaming in differentiated services networks

Authors:
Brian Carrig;David Denieffe;John Murphy
Affiliations:
Institute of Technology, Carlow, Ireland;Institute of Technology, Carlow, Ireland;University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Venue:
NetGames '06 Proceedings of 5th ACM SIGCOMM workshop on Network and system support for games
Year:
2006

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Abstract

Multiplayer gaming over the Internet continues to grow in popularity, despite a lack of Quality of Service (QoS) mechanisms. Future QoS-aware networks such as those based on the Differentiated Services (DiffServ) framework will provide an opportunity for gamers to enhance their game-playing experience. An important QoS metric for networked games is a user's delay relative to the delay of other users. In this paper, we propose a Relative Delay Minimization (RDM) algorithm for use in DiffServ environments. Simulation results are described and presented showing that the algorithm can reduce the Relative Delay Variation (RDV) between users in a DiffServ environment.