{"id":5403,"date":"2006-05-24T14:01:00","date_gmt":"2006-05-24T14:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.technet.microsoft.com\/windowsserver\/2006\/05\/24\/scalable-networking-pack-makes-debut-at-winhec-06\/"},"modified":"2020-12-22T16:06:19","modified_gmt":"2020-12-23T00:06:19","slug":"scalable-networking-pack-makes-debut-at-winhec-06","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/windows-server\/blog\/2006\/05\/24\/scalable-networking-pack-makes-debut-at-winhec-06\/","title":{"rendered":"Scalable Networking Pack Makes Debut at WinHEC ’06"},"content":{"rendered":"
Yesterday morning, during Bob Muglia’s keynote address<\/a> to WinHEC 2006<\/a>, we officially launched the Scalable Networking Pack<\/a> for Windows Server 2003!\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n The Scalable Networking Pack introduces a number of architectural innovations to Windows Server 2003 (SP1 or later) that enables support for the next generation of network acceleration and hardware-based offload technologies.<\/span><\/p>\n In a nutshell, we’re talking about reducing the CPU overhead associated to networking by offloading this processing to a specialize network adapter.\u00a0 Similar to how the Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) helped usher in the age of offloaded graphics processing and increased 3D computer graphics performance, Scalable Networking Pack enhancements will be doing the same for network I\/O processing. <\/span><\/p>\n Included in the “Pack”, which is\u00a0available\u00a0today for download<\/a> at no cost,\u00a0are three new technologies:<\/span><\/p>\n Each of these enhancements work in concert with compatible network adapters to deliver cost-effective scalability, performance and network throughput gains for Windows Server 2003.\u00a0 Part of the great news about yesterday’s announcement, is the large (and growing — thanks to making the announcement at WinHEC!) ecosystem of hardware partners<\/a> offering support today and in the near future for Scalable Networking innovations.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Lastly, the Scalable Networking Pack is just the first release\u00a0of our Scalable Networking initiative which is focused on reducing operating system bottlenecks related to network packet processing and enabling support for the latest and greatest network acceleration technologies in Windows, without requiring costly changes to existing applications or network configurations.\u00a0 Scalable Networking technologies will be included in both Windows Vista and Windows Server “Longhorn”, with more planned for post-Longhorn.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n\n