RemoteDesktopProtocolPerformanceImprovementsinWindowsServer2008R2andWindows7.doc

Microsoft Remote Desktop Protocol Performance Improvementsin Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 Microsoft Corporation January 2010 Copyright This document is provided “as-is”. Information and views expressed in this document, including URL and other Internet Web site references, may change without notice. You bear the risk of using it. This document does not provide you with any legal rights to any intellectual property in any Microsoft product. You may copy and use this document for your internal, reference purposes. This document is confidential and proprietary to Microsoft. It is disclosed and can be used only pursuant to a non-disclosure agreement. ? 2010 Microsoft. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Aero, ClearType, Internet Explorer, PowerPoint, Silverlight, Windows, Windows Media, Windows Server, and Windows Vista are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. Contents Copyright 2 Contents 3 Overview 4 User Scenarios 5 Test Setup 6 Remote Desktop Connection Settings 6 Presentation Virtualization 8 Color Depth 8 ClearType Virtualization (a.k.a. Font Smoothing) 10 Desktop Composition 11 Embedded Multi-Media Performance 12 Multi-Media Redirection 14 Effects of Latency on Broadband Remoting Performance 15 Conclusion 16 Appendices 17 Appendix A. Hardware Configuration 17 Appendix B. Understanding Network Traffic Profiles 18 Overview With the release of the Windows Server?°2008?R2 and Windows?°7 operating systems, Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) is more feature rich, enabling new presentation and remote-oriented functionality such as accelerated bitmap rendering, multi-media redirection streaming, and network topology awareness. In short, RDP is better able to support today’s ever increasingly complex and rich multi-media environment. As these features become integrated in the enterprise environment, it is important to analyze and understand their impact on your current network inf