Dell Precision R5400 Manual

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Contents

TER0806005 Issue 1 2Table of ContentsPCoIP Technology: A New Beginning for the Personal Computer .................................................................................3System Overview ......................................................................................................................................................3PCoIP Host Processor ..............................................................................................................................................3PCoIP Portal Processor ............................................................................................................................................4PCoIP Technology ....................................................................................................................................................4Network Considerations .................................................................................................................................................5PCoIP Network Traffic...............................................................................................................................................6Network Recommendations for PCoIP Deployments.....................................................................................................6Definitions..................................................................................................................................................................6Segment the User Base ............................................................................................................................................7Determine Per-User Planning Bandwidth..................................................................................................................8Determine the Link Planning Bandwidth....................................................................................................................8Set the Device Bandwidth Target ..............................................................................................................................8Example Deployment Scenario ......................................................................................................................................8Link Sizing .................................................................................................................................................................9Blade chassis -> datacenter switch links ...................................................................................................................9Rack workstations -> rack workstation switch links .................................................................................................10Rack workstation switch -> datacenter switch links .................................................................................................10Datacenter switch -> workgroup switch links...........................................................................................................10Workgroup switch -> Portal links .............................................................................................................................10Datacenter switches ................................................................................................................................................10VLAN and QoS Considerations....................................................................................................................................10Off-Campus Network Considerations...........................................................................................................................11Restricted Bandwidth Environments ............................................................................................................................11Average versus Planning Bandwidth.......................................................................................................................11USB and Audio Considerations ...............................................................................................................................11Network Latency Considerations..................................................................................................................................11NAT Considerations .....................................................................................................................................................11Firewall Considerations................................................................................................................................................12Virtual Private Network (VPN) Considerations .............................................................................................................12Conclusion ...................................................................................................................................................................12Table of FiguresFigure 1: PCoIP System Overview.................................................................................................................................3Figure 2: PCoIP Host and PCoIP Portal Architecture.....................................................................................................4Figure 3: Enterprise Network Architecture .....................................................................................................................5Figure 4: Example 178 User PCoIP Technology Deployment........................................................................................9Figure 5: PC-over-IP Hardware VPN Example.............................................................................................................12Table of TablesTable 1: Example User Segmentation to Optimize Network Resource Allocation..........................................................7Table 2: User Category Planning Bandwidth Guidelines................................................................................................8Table 3: Example Bandwidth Determination per User Category ....................................................................................8Table 4: TCP and UDP Ports Required for a PC-over-IP System ................................................................................12