Chapter 130 Solution

For virtual worlds like Six Degrees Space, server pressure has always been a very headache. Due to the particularity of this virtual world, the data exchange between clients and servers is much greater than the data volume of products such as online games. Almost all data in the virtual world must be updated "real-time" and save this data to the server.

For example, in a certain area, a resident built a new house. When another resident came to this area, he must also be able to see the house. That is to say, the server must first know the newly emerging items in a certain area. When other residents enter this area, they must download it immediately. This is very different from online games. The buildings or other equipment in online games are already set by game operators, which can be said to be inconvenient. It is precisely because of this feature that they completely package the data in this area in the client. When the user comes here, they can know that there is something in this place without communicating with the server. This is also the main reason why some online game plug-ins can work. By modifying the client, a special function can be realized.

Although the proposal of "personal space" has absorbed the points of online games to a certain extent and reduced the pressure on servers, "Six Degrees Space" is not an online game after all, but a virtual world. In "public space", construction is essential in "public space". Compared with "personal space", "public space" has many advantages. First of all, in terms of area, "public space" can be much larger than "personal space". In the virtual world, the virtual area of ​​each "personal space" in "six Degrees Space" is 100x100 square meters, while "public space" is not restricted.

Of course, some residents have come up with various ways to expand their space. For example, their computers are configured and several clients are run at the same time, and then the two-way channels between these clients are opened to form a "personal space group". Liudu official has adopted a tacit attitude towards this behavior. After all, even if the same machine is prohibited from running two clients, if others have money, they can simply build several computers at the same time to achieve this effect. However, this method is not ideal. The space and space can only be connected through "channels", so it is nicknamed "college" by residents.

”, and due to resource consumption problems, if the configuration does not meet the requirements and forcefully run multiple clients, it may affect the speed of data exchange, resulting in the phenomenon of "cracking machine". One computer and one space are not cost-effective in terms of cost. Therefore, the ideal situation is to use the official "public space". There is also a very big advantage in using this space, which is that it can ensure online 24 hours a day, which is a bit similar to the traditional "server hosting" or "entrusted property company management". As long as you focus on construction, you don't have to worry about other things.

The first profit model planned by Liudu Network Company is land rental. There are cases now, namely the "Huangpu Island" purchased by Huangpu Group, which belongs to the "private island" launched by Liudu Space. The current charging method is 10,000 yuan in the down payment, and 2,000 yuan will be charged every month thereafter. This price was determined by the product operation department and the charging levels of other similar fake virtual products. It is likely to be used as the charging standard in the future. Yang Xiwen called Han Feng to confirm that, and Han Feng agreed to this pricing after comprehensive consideration.

Although the number is not large, this is the first income of "Six Degrees Space" and it is of great significance. In addition, Huangpu Group's influence in China was extraordinary, so the entry of Huangpu Group has attracted the attention and reports from many media.

Now the concept of "virtual world" is emerging, and there are also relevant reports abroad that an institution called "Linden" laboratory will also launch a similar product.

If nothing unexpected happens, it can be predicted that entering the virtual world to conduct marketing will soon set off a wave. At this time, the profit method of land rental in the virtual world will become a feasible solution. In addition, the number of online users will increase, and the "public space" must increase, and when it comes to hardware, it is necessary to increase servers.

The current situation in Six Degrees Space is that for every 100 people online, one server has to be added.

After listening to Liang Jing's report, Han Feng also realized that this problem has become a bottleneck in the development of Liude Company. If this problem is not solved, the development after the "Liude Space" will become extremely difficult, and will eventually be dragged down by this big burden sooner or later.

After the meeting, Han Feng left Liang Jing and asked him if he had any discussion on this situation. Considering the efficiency of the meeting and the technical details, Han Feng did not ask in public at the meeting.

Liang Jing said: "Everyone has proposed many plans, but these plans are all curative but not the root cause. A more feasible way to discuss now is to increase the client, spread some operations to the client, and learn the practice of online games. Every once in a while, the client has to upgrade regularly and download some infrequently changing buildings and objects to the residents' local area. However, the disadvantages of this plan are also very significant, I believe you know it."

Han Feng thought intently. The solution mentioned by Liang Jing can indeed effectively relieve the pressure on the server. This has been tested by online games, so it goes without saying that, but as he said, the disadvantages are quite significant. First of all, the client size may be good at first, but what if the residents create more? Will it eventually become the same as online games? Not to mention whether you have the patience to go to such a large client to play the Six-Degree Space. The worst thing is that the update of the client is too ordinary. It is good if you have the time to get one or two times, but if the number of times increases, it will be fatal.

Han Feng shook his head and rejected: "This plan doesn't work."

The idea of ​​this plan is completely contrary to the Han Feng's idea. Han Feng is directly eliminated. If you wait later, it will be difficult to get on the brink of things and it will be difficult to turn back.

"In addition, we can also find ways to use the hardware." Liang Jing proposed another solution, "Data exchange in the three-dimensional virtual world has its own characteristics. We can ask a dedicated person to design server-related hardware, and then ask a special agent to manufacture it, so that it can be more adapted to 3D network data transmission."

Han Feng nodded and said, "This solution is feasible. I have considered it before, not only servers, but also peripheral devices such as routers, and there are many places that can be improved according to actual conditions."

Han Feng originally believed that the hardware upgrade might have to wait until the "Six Degrees Space" develops to a certain level, but he didn't expect to start thinking about it now.

The pressure on the server is mainly from the transmission of large data packets and the extremely strong computing volume.

Needless to say, the client needs to transmit a large amount of data in real time every time it refreshes, and the speed cannot be too slow, otherwise objects in the world will be "invisible" to residents. Residents who do not understand the principle usually complain that the things they create suddenly disappeared for no reason. In fact, these things have not disappeared, but they have not been brushed out yet. However, users do not care about so much. What they need is a good user experience. If this happens often, it is easy to wear off their enthusiasm and develop a sense of distrust of the company's technology. After all, this situation will not happen in other "games".

The problem of computing volume is mainly reflected in collective behavior. For example, when there are too many residents in an area, the computing volume will rise sharply at this time. The "Six Degrees Space" occurred in a "jump gate" incident two weeks ago. In a resident gathering, in order to celebrate the successful convening of this event, someone suggested that everyone jump at the same time and then take photos to commemorate it. However, when these fifty people jumped at the same time, an abnormality occurred, and the server's CPU could not bear the sudden increase in computing volume suddenly crashed. Although this problem was solved by an indirect means, it still exists. As long as the data generated by the actions that occurred simultaneously exceeded the processing capacity of the server's CPU, this situation is likely to happen again.

Han Feng thought for a while, then said, "I have a plan here too."

When Liang Jing heard this, he immediately felt enlightened. Han Feng's plan was definitely not simple. Since he said there was, it was very likely to be feasible.

"Use p2p technology to completely solve this problem." Han Feng said.

"P2p technology?" Liang Jing was slightly disappointed. "Some people have proposed this plan, but it has been rejected by us because the p2p technology is not yet mature, and user downloads and video playback can meet the needs, but there are great difficulties in data transmission in the user's virtual world."

Han Feng said: "If you have difficulties, you have to go! The p2p technology is not mature, so we will improve it! You put the research on p2p technology on the agenda now. We cannot avoid it because of this difficulty. We must not only be good at using technology, but more importantly, invent technology and create our own technology, so that we can win in the competition..."
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