Analysis on IPv6 application in online games

The gaming industry is a huge industry, with only the U.S. game market reaching $10 billion. Online Games are an obvious development trend in the gaming industry, allowing players to compete with their partners across regions, rather than confined to the same room. Online Games are one of the most technically feasible IPv6 application businesses that will rapidly develop over the next few years.

Games on IPv4 networks adopt the "Client/Server" mode and can only be performed in one region and within a certain range. IPv6 has enough addresses, it enables point-to-point (P2P) communication between all devices on the network. Games using IPv6 applications truly implement the P2P world, players on the internet can freely connect to any person in the world on any terminal to enter the game, giving users ample communication and making friends. This is the future direction of the game industry. In addition, the IPv6 integrated business platform can provide security, privacy, and billing protection, which will greatly enhance the P2P features of online games and bring users a real experience of real-time interaction and communication, at the same time, through advanced technology and security protection to create value for operators and ensure the reliability and stability of business operations.

Online Games need to connect users in different regions and ensure security, privacy, and billing. Due to the lack of sufficient IP addresses, IPv4 networks cannot meet the P2P needs of online games. In addition, online games must support both fixed and mobile network access methods. IPv6-based game terminals primarily interact with game servers and almost do not need to access a large number of IPv4 servers, this is also in line with the IPv6 network's early "interconnected islands" architecture. Because of these technologies and business needs, online games cannot be successful without IPv6 support. This should be a driving force for IPv6 software and equipment, and online games are also one of the killer IPv6 applications, it will have extremely broad market development prospects.