Gaming port, how work?

[BoostOver]

Good morning everyone.
I think it prioritizes (if it prioritizes ) all traffic.
But how?
I don't think the information is closed source.
I don't think it works like the gaming wifi network either, otherwise I would get moderate nat.
Thanks

 

[Tech9]

It's a SoC built-in feature with Broadcom closed source magic behind it. Test and see if it does something useful for you.

 

[BoostOver]

It's a SoC built-in feature with Broadcom closed source magic behind it. Test and see if it does something useful for you.

Thanks for replying.
How do I know if it's working?

 

[Crimliar]

Try running two speed tests on capable devices at the same time, one of them on the gaming port. I'd suggest using https://www.fast.com . If it's working, you should see some difference in speed between the two. There is also some info for hardware developers on the Broadcom site about how to implement the feature.

 

[raven-au]

Good morning everyone.
I think it prioritizes (if it prioritizes ) all traffic.
But how?
I don't think the information is closed source.
I don't think it works like the gaming wifi network either, otherwise I would get moderate nat.

Why do you think NAT has anything do with this?

 

[BoostOver]

Why do you think NAT has anything do with this?

First of all, I apologize for my not perfect English.
My wifi/gaming (BE98) network option creates a vlan.....everything that passes through here is nat moderated (you can try it yourself)
I thought the gaming port worked the same way, but it doesn't!
That's it.
Did I manage to explain myself?

 

[Crimliar]

From personal experience! The designated game port seems to get a higher priority than traffic on other ports, and it's supposed to have lower latency - so far as I can tell, if the network isn't saturated that improved latency is too small to measure. But unless you are running the game server the data throughput in any game is minimal, small amounts but you want them to get that slightly higher priority.
How did/has that played out here? A couple of years back I used to have a VDSL2 connection at around averaging 52/14 (from memory). Using the gaming port enabled me to play multiplayer games through Google's Stadia with no issues. Using the other ports on the router of the time, I'd sometimes need to knock the resolution down (reducing the bandwidth - but that's still reducing the download not the upload) in order to be competitive. Since getting my FTTP connection (900/100 advertised, 930/110 theoretical, 1200/160 since my neighbour upgraded to the 1600/170 service), I've not needed to bother with the gaming port - the one LAN connection (flat hidden cable) is it's 2.5Gbps port connected to a 8x2.5Gbps switch in a more convenient location than the router.
As for NAT (Network Address Translation), that's a whole other subject, that I'm worried you may be misunderstanding.

 

[raven-au]

First of all, I apologize for my not perfect English.
My wifi/gaming (BE98) network option creates a vlan.....everything that passes through here is nat moderated (you can try it yourself)
I thought the gaming port worked the same way, but it doesn't!
That's it.
Did I manage to explain myself?

Sure, yes.

 

[BoostOver]

As for NAT (Network Address Translation), that's a whole other subject, that I'm worried you may be misunderstanding.

Regarding NAT:
PS5 & XBOX with the created gaming wifi network everything is moderate.

 

[raven-au]

Regarding NAT:
PS5 & XBOX with the created gaming wifi network everything is moderate.

Not that familiar with NAT levels.
Don't you need Full Cone NAT to get better than moderate?