Packet Burst Protocol (160187)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
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SUMMARY
The packet burst protocol is built on top of Internetwork Packet Exchange
(IPX) and can speed the transfer of multiple packet NetWare Core Protocol
(NCP) file reads and writes. Packet bursting speeds the transfer of NCP
data between a workstation and a NetWare server by eliminating the need to
sequence and acknowledge each packet. In other words, the server or
workstation can send a whole set (burst) of packets before requiring an
acknowledgment.
Although IPX does not require one-request, one-response type communication,
the normal NCP implementation usually does. Burst mode communicates using a
multipacket which includes the IPX headers for each packet, the burst
headers for each packet and the request or reply, with or without data.
The packets that make up the burst are called fragments. One burst can be
up to 64 KB in length. By allowing multiple packets to be acknowledged, the
burst protocol can reduce network traffic on most IPX networks.
Additionally, the packet burst protocol monitors dropped packets and
retransmits only the missing packets.
Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 6/11/2002 |
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Keywords: | kb3rdparty kbinfo kbnetwork KB160187 |
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