How Anycast Routing Directs Players to the Nearest Game Node with Single IP Ingress
BGP Anycast routing explained for multiplayer networks. Announce a single IP address globally and let internet routing direct players to the closest region.
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By Darius King, Esports Network Engineer
Single-IP Global Player Routing
BGP Anycast advertises the identical IP address from multiple datacenters around the world. Internet service providers automatically route player traffic to the nearest geographic point of presence, reducing average latency by 35ms.