> ## 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 on XBOX consoles with the GDK

> Networking topics for XBOX GDK titles, covering game mesh, MsQuic, XDK migration, web requests, and console networking tools for XBOX Series X|S.

Explore networking topics for XBOX game development.

## Subtopics

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Game mesh" icon="folder-open" href="/build/console-features/networking/game-mesh/index">
    Documentation for game mesh.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Tools" icon="screwdriver-wrench" href="/build/console-features/networking/tools/index">
    Documentation for tools.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Web requests" icon="folder-open" href="/build/console-features/networking/web-requests/index">
    Documentation for web requests.
  </Card>

  <Card title="XDK migration" icon="folder-open" href="/build/console-features/networking/xdk-migration/index">
    Documentation for XDK migration.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Guides

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  <Card title="Networking" icon="network-wired" href="/build/console-features/networking/gc-networking-toc">
    This section describes the networking features of the Microsoft Game Development Kit (GDK).
  </Card>

  <Card title="Detecting network initialization status" icon="chart-line" href="/build/console-features/networking/initialization-connectivity-networking">
    Use this article to understand how to retrieve network connectivity and initialization information in Microsoft Game Development Kit (GDK)…
  </Card>

  <Card title="Introduction to microsoft game" icon="circle-info" href="/build/console-features/networking/introduction-networking">
    This article provides an introduction to the network stack in the Microsoft Game Development Kit (GDK).
  </Card>

  <Card title="Quality of service (QoS) packet tagging" icon="network-wired" href="/build/console-features/networking/qos-packet-tagging">
    XBOX consoles allow users to enable QoS packet tagging for outbound network traffic over the preferred UDP multiplayer port.
  </Card>

  <Card title="XBOX reserved ports" icon="network-wired" href="/build/console-features/networking/reserved-ports-networking">
    XBOX consoles have several reserved ports that Microsoft Game Development Kit (GDK) titles should be aware of.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## See also

* [Audio](/build/console-features/audio/index)
* [Cross gen](/build/console-features/cross-gen/index)
* [Game dvr](/build/console-features/game-dvr/index)
* [Memory](/build/console-features/memory/index)
* [Storage](/build/console-features/storage/index)


## Related topics

- [Migrating XDK networking to the XBOX GDK](/build/console-features/networking/xdk-migration/index.md)
- [Networking](/build/console-features/networking/gc-networking-toc.md)
- [XNetworkingThumbprint](/reference/networking/xnetworking/structs/xnetworkingthumbprint.md)
- [XBOX console port behavior](/build/console-features/networking/game-mesh/xbox-console-port-behavior.md)
- [XNetworkingStatisticsType](/reference/networking/xnetworking/enums/xnetworkingstatisticstype.md)