> ## 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.

# Networking

> Networking

This section describes the networking features of the Microsoft Game Development Kit (GDK).

## In this section

[Introduction to Microsoft Game Development Kit networking](/build/console-features/networking/introduction-networking)
Provides an introduction to the network stack in the Microsoft Game Development Kit (GDK).

[Network initialization and connectivity](/build/console-features/networking/initialization-connectivity-networking)
Describes how to retrieve network connectivity and initialization information in Microsoft Game Development Kit (GDK) titles.

[Quality of service (QoS) packet tagging on XBOX consoles](/build/console-features/networking/qos-packet-tagging)
Describes how QoS packet tagging functions on XBOX consoles and how this impacts network compatibility.

[XBOX reserved ports and firewall exceptions (NDA topic)](/build/console-features/networking/reserved-ports-networking)
Reserved ports and firewall exceptions required for Microsoft Game Development Kit (GDK) titles running on an XBOX console.

[XDK migration guide (NDA topic)](/build/console-features/networking/xdk-migration/xdk-migration-toc)
Provides guidance for migrating XBOX One Software Development Kit titles to the Microsoft Game Development Kit (GDK).

[Web Requests](/build/console-features/networking/web-requests/web-requests-toc)
Describes how to use HTTP and web sockets in a Microsoft Game Development Kit (GDK) title.

[Game Mesh](/build/console-features/networking/game-mesh/game-mesh-toc)
Describes using APIs for gameplay mesh connections in a Microsoft Game Development Kit (GDK) title.

[Networking tools for the Microsoft Game Development Kit](/build/console-features/networking/tools/tools-networking-toc)
Describes the network debugging tools available to Microsoft Game Development Kit (GDK) titles that are running on an XBOX One console.

## See also

[Networking API reference](/reference/networking/gc-reference-networking-toc)

[Microsoft Game Development Kit](/services/playfab/sdks/platforms/gdk)


## Related topics

- [XNetworking](/reference/networking/xnetworking/xnetworking_members.md)
- [Networking page](/tools/tools-console/devhome/devhome-networking.md)
- [Networking API reference](/reference/networking/gc-reference-networking-toc.md)
- [XNetworkingThumbprint](/reference/networking/xnetworking/structs/xnetworkingthumbprint.md)
- [XNetworkingStatisticsType](/reference/networking/xnetworking/enums/xnetworkingstatisticstype.md)