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Test Method
The following methods were used to generate and capture traffic:
- Setup equipment as detailed per Figure 1.
- Start up tcpdump with "tcpdump -n -i fxp0 -w
" or pkthisto on the Sniffer Box - Start up Xbox consoles with Halo
- Select "Multiplayer" then "System Link"
- Begin a multiplayer game and note the following details:
- Upon completion of the game, discontinue the operation of tcpdump or pkthisto
- If tcpdump traffic capture was conducted, then the output file was later passed to pkthisto with the following configuration file. Otherwise if a real-time capture was conducted with pkthisto then a different configuration file was used. Pkthisto was set to capture 2000 packets and then create histograms of inter-arrival times and packet lengths based on the previous 2000 packets.
Figure 1. Setup of Hardware for Xbox traffic generation and capturing.
- Server console (no. of players on server)
- Client console (no. of players on client)
- Map
- Game Type
- Number of Players
Various Combinations of Players and Consoles
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Xbox A |
Xbox B |
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2 Player Game |
1 Player |
1 Player |
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3 Player Game |
1 Player |
2 Players |
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3 Player Game |
2 Players |
1 Player |
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4 Player Game |
2 Players |
2 Players |
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