Terminal Services Bandwidth Upload Speed

[Guest corymk]

I have a remote Terminal Services connection that is utilized quite

frequently throughout the day. Currently, we are using Starband

Satellite Internet with 400k download and 50k upload speeds. We are

having a bit of speed issues with the service and the next step up is

512k download with 128k upload. I am curious if you would notice a

difference in the terminal service connection or not. Also, how much

impact does the upload have on a terminal services connection when you

are the one connecting to the terminal server? The cost doesn't

change if you switch amongst these two plans, only a $300 hardware

cost and installer fees. I am curious if that would be worth it or

just forking out right over 2-1/2 times the cost for the 1024k

download and 256k upload speeds. Any thoughts would be wonderful.

[Guest TP]

Re: Terminal Services Bandwidth Upload Speed

 

Hi,

 

The general problem with satellite Internet connections as they

relate to Terminal Services is latency. It takes too much time

to send a packet up to geosynchronus orbit, back down to

the provider's hub, over the Internet to the TS, and then the

whole process reverses when the TS responds. Also the

latency is often too variable depending on the load on the

provider's system.

 

From the StarBand FAQs page:

 

http://www.starband.com/faq/

 

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Are there any applications that will work differently over

satellite delivered Internet service?

 

Yes. Certain applications do not perform efficiently in a satellite-delivered

environment, such as voice/video over IP, VPN and remote access

applications, certain online interactive games (particularly "shooter" games

that depend on split-second responsiveness for the "survival" of the player),

and applications that use non-TCP/IP protocols (such as IPX/SPX).

 

VPN client software bypasses TCP Acceleration and Web Page

Acceleration and as a result speeds are similar to that of a dial-up

connection. Real-time gaming applications rely on instantaneous feedback

and even when using the accelerator software performance the remaining

latency is still often too much for satisfactory performance.

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I have no direct experience with Starband but I do have

experience with other satellite providers and at best the

performance was poor (slow, disconnects, inconsistent, etc.).

 

In the general case download speed is more important for

a remote user connecting to a TS (assuming adequate

bandwidth at the server), however, low latency and reliable

transport can be even more important for most business apps.

Higher upload bandwidth can be helpful if you are transferring

files from the client to the TS or copying large amounts of

clipboard data.

 

-TP

 

corymk wrote:

> I have a remote Terminal Services connection that is utilized quite

> frequently throughout the day. Currently, we are using Starband

> Satellite Internet with 400k download and 50k upload speeds. We are

> having a bit of speed issues with the service and the next step up is

> 512k download with 128k upload. I am curious if you would notice a

> difference in the terminal service connection or not. Also, how much

> impact does the upload have on a terminal services connection when you

> are the one connecting to the terminal server? The cost doesn't

> change if you switch amongst these two plans, only a $300 hardware

> cost and installer fees. I am curious if that would be worth it or

> just forking out right over 2-1/2 times the cost for the 1024k

> download and 256k upload speeds. Any thoughts would be wonderful.