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Halo 2 Fuels Online Gaming Boom
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The much-hyped and long-expected broadband
gaming boom, where hordes of players from around the globe do battle online,
may finally be underway thanks to the popularity of the Halo 2 live-play
video game.
According to an analysis conducted in November by broadband traffic
measurement firm Sandvine, Microsoft Xbox Live traffic on ISP networks
quadrupled after the 9 November launch of Halo 2, a trend that continues to
this day.
Sandvine's
report claims that this jump in online gaming traffic raises quality of
service concerns for ISPs eager to keep hold of gamers, who are among the
internet's most avid and demanding users.
It noted that online games including Halo 2 require low latency from the
ISPs that host them.
In order to avoid network disruptions or 'jitters' that degrade the pace and
flow of virtual competition, network managers must be capable of identifying
game traffic and setting quality of service policies that protect it from
interference, the analysis stated.
"The explosion in Xbox Live traffic attributed to Halo 2 should be seen as a
clarion call," said Marc Morin, co-founder and chief technology officer at
Sandvine.
"ISPs need to enhance the broadband experience for these high-end users by
prioritising or reserving bandwidth for games and other kinds of
latency-sensitive and feature-rich applications."
Lindsay Schroth, senior analyst for broadband access technologies at Yankee
Group, added: "In the competitive broadband environment, operators need to
differentiate the way they offer access to services like live-play gaming.
"We expect ISPs to look increasingly to intelligent bandwidth management
products as a means of analysing and distinguishing applications on a
per-subscriber basis, creating a way to prioritise or even guarantee their
performance."
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