UDP punching creates a virtual tunnel between two computers on the same network, allowing communication across network boundaries. It uses the User Datagram Protocol (UDP) to transport real-time data packets and is commonly used in peer-to-peer networking and VoIP transmissions. The connection is maintained through ports on the network, and null packets are used to […]
UDP sockets allow for connectionless transmission of data, making them useful for online applications with large numbers of users. Raw sockets are used for network traffic routing, TCP sockets for ordered data transmission, and UDP sockets for retrieving data in small batches. Packet loss is a disadvantage of UDP, but it is preferred in real-time […]
