While SOCKS5 proxies primarily operate at the TCP level, they can also support UDP traffic with additional extensions. SOCKS5 is a protocol used to establish a proxy connection between you and a server, and our UDP proxy is built on the SOCKS5 protocol.
Benefits of Using a UDP Proxy ✨
Low overhead: UDP has minimal header overhead, making it more efficient for transferring small amounts of data.
High speed: UDP is faster than TCP since it doesn't require the overhead of establishing a connection, making it ideal for time-sensitive applications like online gaming and streaming.
No congestion control: UDP doesn't perform congestion control like TCP, which means it can be more suitable for applications where a small amount of lost data is acceptable, such as real-time audio and video streaming.
Connectionless: UDP is connectionless, meaning there is no need to establish a connection before sending data, which can be advantageous for certain types of applications where speed is more important than reliability.
Which use cases UDP connection is suitable for?👀
Real-Time Communication
Streaming Media
Network Monitoring and Measurement
Broadcasting and Multicasting
How to set up a UDP proxy? 🛠️
Our proxies support the SOCKS5 protocol, which inherently supports both TCP and UDP protocols. You can use SOCKS5 with UDP without the need to adjust any settings in the SOAX dashboard. Just select the SOCKS5 protocol in your software, and the connection will automatically use the SOCKS5 protocol with UDP support.
❗ Please keep in mind:
Only our Residential, Mobile and Single-geo packages support UDP connection
US ISP and DC proxies don't support UDP connection
If you encounter any problems connecting to the UDP - let us know and we will resolve it together!
We wish you fruitful work with SOAX!