GENIUS – Xbox (Halo)

• Why Xbox?

  • One of the latest consoles released
  • Easily networked
  • Microsoft have released Xbox Live (US only for now)
  • Obvious need to identify Quality of Service requirements for online gaming

• What did we look at?

  • Microsoft System Link Game Traffic
  • Communication mechanism(s)
  • Traffic Characteristics
    • Eg. Interpacket arrivals, Packet Lengths, etc