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Dominion KX II - FAQ
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Question Answer
How much bandwidth does
KX II use for common
tasks? Bandwidth primarily depends on the user’s task and actions. The more
the server’s video screen changes, the more bandwidth is utilized.
The table below summarizes some standard use cases at
Dominion KX II’s default and with two reduced bandwidth settings
(connection speed setting of 1Mb with 15- and 8-bit color) on a Windows
XP target server (1024 x 768 resolution) over a 100 Mb/s LAN:
User Task Default 1Mb Speed
and 15-bit Color
1Mb Speed
and 8-bit Color
Idle Windows Desktop 0 KB/s 0 KB/s 0 KB/s
Move Mouse Cursor 5 – 15 KB/s 2 – 6 KB/s 2 – 3 KB/s
Drag Icon 40 – 70 KB/s 10 – 25 KB/s 5 – 15 KB/s
Drag Folder 10 – 40 KB/s 5 – 20 KB/s 5 – 10 KB/s
Open Text Window 50 – 100 KB/s 25 – 50 KB/s 10 – 15 KB/s
Continuous Typing 1 KB/s .5 – 1 KB/s .2 – .5 KB/s
Scroll Text Window 1050 KB/s 5 – 25 KB/s 2 – 10 KB/s
Close Text Window 50 – 100 KB/s 20 – 40 KB/s 10 – 15 KB/s
Open Panel 50 – 100 KB/s 60 – 70 KB/s 20 – 30 KB/s
Change Tab in Panel 40 – 50 KB/s 20 – 50 KB/s 10 – 20 KB/s
Close Panel 50 – 100 KB/s 40 – 60 KB/s 20 – 30 KB/s
Change Panel Option 2 – 10 KB/s 1 – 5 KB/s 1 – 3 KB/s
Open Browser Page 100 – 300 KB/s 50 – 200 KB/s 40 – 80 KB/s
Scroll Browser 75 – 200 KB/s 50 – 200 KB/s 30 – 100 KB/s
Close Browser 100 – 150 KB/s 75 – 100 KB/s 30 – 60 KB/s
Open Start Menu 75 – 100 KB/s 50 – 75 KB/s 20 – 30 KB/s
Close Start Menu 75 – 100 KB/s 25 – 50 KB/s 10 – 15 KB/s
Starfield Screen Saver 25 – 50 KB/s 10 – 15 KB/s 7 – 10 KB/s
3D Pipes Screen Saver 10 – 100 KB/s 5 – 20 KB/s 2 – 10 KB/s
Windows Media Video 500 – 1200 KB/s 300 – 500 KB/s 150 – 300 KB/s
QuickTime
®
Video #1
700 – 2500 KB/s 400 – 500 KB/s 150 – 350 KB/s
QuickTime Video #2 1500 – 2500 KB/s 400 – 550 KB/s 200 – 350 KB/s
With the reduced bandwidth settings, bandwidth is reduced significantly
for virtually all tasks. With the 15-bit color setting, perceived
performance is similar to the default parameters. Further bandwidth
reductions are possible with additional changes in the settings.
Please note that these bandwidth figures are only examples and may
vary from those seen in your environment due to many factors.