> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://devdocs.xbox.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Game Mesh

> Game Mesh

This section provides an overview of APIs that enable gameplay mesh communication for a Microsoft Game Development Kit title.

## In this section

[PlayFab Party](/build/console-features/networking/game-mesh/playfab-party-intro-networking)
Provides an overview of using Azure PlayFab Party with the Microsoft Game Development Kit (GDK).

[PlayFab Party Online Subsystem for Unreal](/build/console-features/networking/game-mesh/party-unreal-online-subsystem)
Describes the PlayFab Party Online Subsystem for game development on Unreal.

[PlayFab Party SDK for Unity](/build/console-features/networking/game-mesh/party-unity-plugin)
Describes the PlayFab Party plug-in for game development on Unity.

[MsQuic](/build/console-features/networking/game-mesh/msquic-intro-networking)
Provides an overview of using MsQuic with the Microsoft Game Development Kit (GDK).

[Preferred UDP multiplayer port](/build/console-features/networking/game-mesh/preferred-local-udp-multiplayer-port-networking)
Describes how to use the preferred local UDP multiplayer port APIs to improve multiplayer reliability.

[Windows Sockets](/build/console-features/networking/game-mesh/winsock-intro-networking)
Describes how to use sockets and the Winsock API in a Microsoft Game Development Kit (GDK) title.

[Quality of Service measurements](/build/console-features/networking/game-mesh/qos-networking)
Describes how to measure Quality of Service (QoS) in a GDK title.

## See also

[Windows Sockets 2 (Winsock)](https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/desktop/WinSock/windows-sockets-start-page-2)

[Network initialization and connectivity](/build/console-features/networking/initialization-connectivity-networking)

[XBOX reserved ports and firewall exceptions (NDA topic)](/build/console-features/networking/reserved-ports-networking)


## Related topics

- [Game mesh networking for XBOX titles](/build/console-features/networking/game-mesh/index.md)
- [Game mesh communication: GDK vs XDK differences](/build/console-features/networking/xdk-migration/xdk-migration-game-mesh-networking.md)
- [Networking on XBOX consoles with the GDK](/build/console-features/networking/index.md)
- [XBOX One Software Development Kit migration guides](/build/console-features/networking/xdk-migration/xdk-migration-toc.md)
- [Tools](/build/console-features/networking/tools/index.md)