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Feedback Allow changing buffer size for BeginSend() (Unity Transport)

Discussion in 'Unity Transport' started by Kichang-Kim, Feb 25, 2020.

  1. Kichang-Kim

    Kichang-Kim

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    Hi. I found that Unity Transport 0.3.0-p6 provides new API for sending data, NetworkDriver.BeginSend() end EndSend(), returns DataStreamWriter.

    The problem is that returned DataStreamWriter's capacity is fixed to MTU size, so I can't implement my own packet fragmentation pipeline. Previous version of Unity Transport allows specifying custom DataStreamWriter for Send().

    For patcket fragmentation, NetworkDriver.BeginSend() should accept large size packet and it should be splitted into small packets in pipeline. Only need that final output should fit maximum capacity of network interface, not Driver's input.

    Thanks.
     
    Kichang-Kim, Feb 25, 2020
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  2. Kichang-Kim

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    Kichang-Kim, Feb 26, 2020
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  3. timjohansson

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    We have a task on our backlog to specify size to begin send and make it possible to pipelines to override the max size. I do not have an exact date for when it will be available yet. Right now you would have to do the fragmentation as a layer outside the driver - which I know is not great.
     
    timjohansson, Feb 27, 2020
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  4. Kichang-Kim

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    Thanks for reply. I'll wait for improvement of Unity Transport.
     
    Kichang-Kim, Feb 27, 2020
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  5. sietse85

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    Bumping this to say i need exactly the same feature. I am hoping this will be released soon :) Thanks
     
    sietse85, Apr 29, 2020
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  6. Kichang-Kim

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    Unity Transport 0.3.1-preview.4 is released with requiredPayloadSize parameter, but it is still restricted to NetworkParameterConstants.MTU so nothing is resolved. It is still impossible to implement custom packet fragmentation/assembling pipeline.

    Will it be supported in the future? I want to know Unity Tranport's roadmap because I'm using LLAPI currently and it will be deprecated soon so I need the replacement of it.
     
    Kichang-Kim, Jun 10, 2020
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  7. sietse85

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    any news?
     
    sietse85, Aug 15, 2020
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  8. timjohansson

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    transport 0.4.0 will have a fragmentation pipeline stage. We will release it soon, but I don't know exactly when it will happen yet.
     
    timjohansson, Aug 17, 2020
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