XYZ Game Studios is an internationally recognized game development company with popular game products and a worldwide player base. Due to the online nature of the games and the global distribution of users, XYZ Game Studios was faced with network connectivity and stability issues between multinational game servers. They wanted to provide a more stable and efficient gaming experience, reduce in-game latency and lag, and at the same time lower operating costs. To solve the above challenges, XYZ Game Studios decided to adopt SDWAN technology to optimize their game server network.

I. Challenges

1. Unstable cross-country server connection: Since XYZ Game Studios’ game servers are distributed in multiple countries and regions, the traditional network connection method leads to delays and packet loss problems in cross-country transmission of game data, which affects the game performance and user experience.
2. Uneven Network Traffic Load: During peak game hours, network traffic is concentrated on some servers, resulting in a poorer game experience in some regions, while other servers have free bandwidth that is underutilized.

II. SDWAN Networking Solution and Advantages

To solve the above challenges, XYZ Game Studios decided to adopt SDWAN technology to optimize their game server network.
1. Intelligent Routing: SDWAN can intelligently select the optimal network path based on network traffic and latency to ensure stable and efficient game data transmission.
2. Traffic Optimization: SDWAN can compress and optimize game data to reduce the amount of data transmitted and lower network latency.
3. Load Balancing: SDWAN can distribute network traffic to different servers in a balanced way according to server load, improving server utilization and game experience.
4. Network Security Protection: SDWAN provides advanced network security features, including encrypted communications and firewalls, to protect game data.

III. Before and After SDWAN Networking Comparison

Before adopting SDWAN technology, the network connection between XYZ Game Studios’ game servers had instability and latency problems, which led to some players experiencing lagging and connectivity problems in the game, affecting the user experience.
After adopting SDWAN technology, XYZ Game Studios has gained significant improvements:
1. Network Connection Stability Improvement: SDWAN optimizes the network connection between multinational servers, reducing network latency and packet loss problems, and improving game stability.
2. Game Experience Improvement: Players encountered significantly fewer latency and lagging problems in the game, and the game experience was significantly improved, increasing player satisfaction and loyalty.
3. Increased Server Utilization: The Load Balancing for SDWAN feature enables balanced distribution of network traffic, increasing server utilization and reducing operating costs.
4. Enhanced Data Security: SDWAN technology provides strong network security to protect game data from the threat of network attacks and data leakage.

In summary, by adopting SDWAN technology, XYZ Game Studios successfully solved the network problems between multinational game servers, improved the performance and user experience of the game, and provided players with a more stable and efficient gaming environment, while at the same time reducing operating costs and achieving significant advantages.