Network Resource Allocation for Gaming Using MEC API and TeraFlowSDN

Multi-access edge computing (MEC) provides IT resources at the edge of the network. Proximity to the users significantly enhances real-time gaming experiences because of the available high-bandwidth and low-latency network connection, which is essential for modern gaming demands. Leveraging TeraFlowSDN (TFS), a cloud-native open-source Software Defined Networking (SDN) controller, we introduce a novel MEC bandwidth management service that extends TFS’s API capabilities to handle standardized bandwidth requests. Our approach facilitates the provisioning of network bandwidth through interaction between an extended open-source gaming client and TFS. This integration enables dedicated bandwidth allocation, prioritizes gaming traffic, and ultimately improves the user experience by delivering high-bandwidth, low-latency services tailored to end-user applications. This work demonstrates a practical, scalable solution for optimizing network resources in latency-sensitive environments like gaming.