Scalable Networking Pack (SNP) is a set of additions that adds new features to

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's Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 or later with architectural enhancements and

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s to support the new capabilities of network acceleration and hardware-based offload technologies.

Features

* ''TCP chimney offload'' provides seamlessly integrated support for network adapters with

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s (TOE) * ''

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'' 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)

References

External links

Microsoft Scalable NetworkingIntroduction to the Windows Server 2003 Scalable Networking PackScalable Networking Pack: Frequently Asked Questions
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