[odamex-bug-reporter] [Bug 1046] New: Network graph improvements

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Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2014 06:09:30 +0000

http://odamex.net/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=1046

            Bug ID: 1046
           Summary: Network graph improvements
    Classification: Unclassified
           Product: Odamex
           Version: 0.6.x
          Hardware: All
                OS: All
            Status: NEW
          Severity: enhancement
          Priority: P1
         Component: Client
          Assignee: odamex-bug-reporter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
          Reporter: grandpachuck187@xxxxxxxxx

An integral part of the net3-base branch's networking goals is to provide
better diagnostic information concerning network conditions, allowing both
developers and players an opportunity to see a correlation between network
conditions and gameplay issues. As such, a compact on-screen display is
probably the best way to convey network conditions.

Most modern FPS games include some manner of network graph. Below are a list of
features I feel would be essential to include in Odamex's network graph:

- Graphical depiction of round-trip-time for recent packets. This will show
instantaneous latency at past moments in time, showing latency spikes or can
indicate a trend of worsening network conditions.

- Graphical depiction of the size of each received packet. Different colors can
be used to indicate which portion of the packet was dedicated to the
transmission of certain types of messages (player replication, game events,
etc). This can be used to tune the fixed-sized packets and their composition.

- Running average of kilobits per second for packets received and sent.

- Weighted average of packet-loss. Rather than displaying the percentage of the
total packets that have been lost, the weighted average displays the percentage
of RECENT packets that have been lost. This can indicate worsening network
conditions.

- Graphical depiction of jitter. This will show the variance in the
round-trip-time for recent packets and can indicate the level of stability of
the network conditions.

- Graphical depiction of how many tics of interpolation or extrapolation are
being used for recent frames. When there are latency spikes or dropped packets,
extrapolation may be used instead of interpolation.

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