Pudica: Near-Zero Queuing Delay in Congestion Control for Cloud Gaming

Explore a groundbreaking congestion control algorithm for cloud gaming in this 19-minute conference talk from NSDI '24. Dive into Pudica, an innovative end-to-end solution designed to achieve near-zero queuing delay and high link utilization while maintaining cross-flow fairness. Learn how this algorithm utilizes paced frames to probe bandwidth utilization ratio, implements a holistic bitrate adjustment policy, and significantly improves gaming experiences. Discover the impressive results from real network evaluations, showcasing Pudica's ability to reduce frame delay, minimize stall rates, and increase frame bitrates compared to existing methods. Gain insights into the successful large-scale deployment of Pudica on a cloud gaming platform serving millions of players.