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Network Profiler

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Overview

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The standalone network profiler is a C# application that works in conjunction with the engine's ability to emit a token stream for various network events. The main focus is on outgoing network bandwidth from the server and it therefore only captures send -like events.

Requirements

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The following software components are required for the Network Profiler:

• Microsoft Chart Controls for .NET 3.5
• Microsoft Chart Controls Add-On for MS VS 2008

Setup Unreal Engine to emit tokens

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To use the network profiler, simply pass -networkprofiler=TAG on the game command line, which wil then start the token emission when there is network data and either upon exit or map change will write a *.nprof file to the Profiling folder (i.e C:\UDK\UDK-2012-01\UDKGame\Profiling)

This created and potentially uploaded file can then in turn be opened by the NetworkProfiler.exe in the Binaries folder and further investigated.

Network Profiler UI

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Run Selection tab

This tab lets you either open a *.nprof file directly, or if set up, allows you to pick various runs from the associated database.

Chart, Filter, Details tab

This tab is used for visual representation of the data stream. The charting area takes up the top portion with the check box list of potential graphs to chart to its right.

The chart allows zooming via drag selection, which defaults to the X axis by default. Pressing the right mouse button in the chart area will toggle the currently active axis. You can undo zoom operations by clicking the little circle with the dot on the scrollbar.

The data summary window will either show a summary of the last drag selection, or if single clicked, the currently selected frame. The textbox to its right lists all captured network operations during that frame.

The actor, property and RPC filters will filter the displayed information based on the content of the checkbox at the time "Apply Filters" is clicked. Simply clear the filter and hit "Apply Filters" to undo any filtering.

Worth noting that the outgoing bandwidth graph/ summary is taking packet overhead into account. This is a platform specific value that can be modified by setting NetworkStream.PacketOverhead.

Actors tab

The actors tab shows all actors types that have been replicated and summary of replication counts and sizes.

Properties tab

The properties tab shows all properties that have been replicated and summary of replication counts and sizes.

RPCs tab

The RPCs tab shows all RPCs that have been replicated and summary of replication counts and sizes.

Captured data

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Currently captured by the profiler are low level FSocket::Send* events, UChannel::SendBunch, UActor::ReplicateActor actor/ property replication, RPC sends, client join/ leave events, and with frame markers.