Scalable Networking Pack
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Scalable Networking Pack (SNP) is a set of additions that adds new features to Microsoft's Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 or later with architectural enhancements and APIs to support the new capabilities of network acceleration and hardware-based offload technologies.[1]
Features
[edit]- TCP chimney offload – provides seamlessly integrated support for network adapters with TCP offload engines (TOE)
- Receive-side scaling – dynamically load-balances inbound network connections across multiple processors or cores
- NetDMA – enables support for advanced direct memory access technologies, such as Intel I/O Acceleration Technology (Intel I/OAT)[2][3]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Scalable Networking". 23 July 2014.
- ↑ "The Cable Guy: Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Scalable Networking Pack Overview". Microsoft. June 2006. Retrieved 23 September 2026.
- ↑ "Microsoft tweaking OS to boost networking performance, scalability". Network World. 29 May 2006. Retrieved 23 September 2026.
External links
[edit]- Microsoft Scalable Networking
- Introduction to the Windows Server 2003 Scalable Networking Pack
- Scalable Networking Pack: Frequently Asked Questions
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