Balance performance and bandwidth with Citrix HDX technology to deliver a high definition user experience for any desktop, application, device or network.

Complete network and performance optimizations make desktop virtualization both scalable and practical, even over low bandwidth and high latency WAN connections.

Bandwidth-efficient, crystal clear voice, video, and multimedia

HDX technology delivers bandwidth-efficient, crystal clear voice and video to support the communication and collaboration tools and high-quality multimedia that users need to work productively, creatively and cost-effectively from anywhere.

• MultiStream ICA with RTP Audio* enables the best audio performance even over 
  high latency networks.
• Seamless isochronous plug-and-play provides support for webcams and USB audio devices.
• Client-side webcam video compression reduces bandwidth requirements. Webcam video compression supported on Citrix GoToMeeting with HD Faces, Microsoft Skype™, Adobe® Connect™, and Cisco WebEx.
• Peer-to-peer media transport from popular unified communications applications, including Cisco Unified Communications Applications Suite and Microsoft® Lync™ 2010, enable enterprise-scale video conferencing to 1,000s of users.

* RTP Audio is exclusively available in Citrix XenDesktop. Explore XenDesktop

Fast mobile and branch office delivery

Open new offices quickly and give remote, mobile and branch office workers an optimized, high definition experience. At the same time, centralize control of applications, data and desktops while managing finely tuned Quality of Service (QoS) for all WAN traffic including printing, telephony and Web.

• MultiStream ICA and HDX WAN optimization*, powered by Citrix Branch Repeater, reduce virtual desktop and application bandwidth by up to 90 percent. TCP/IP-based Citrix ICA protocol is uniquely designed to traverse difficult network topologies both inside and outside the corporate network.
• Adaptive protocol acceleration provides intelligent acceleration of the Citrix delivery protocol by sensing and responding to network and traffic conditions.
• Adaptive compression reduces bandwidth consumption by applying advanced compression and de-duplication techniques for common graphics and data.
  

*HDX WAN Optimization available exclusively with Citrix XenDesktop. Explore XenDesktop

Intelligent rendering reduces infrastructure impact and lowers overall costs

Built with scalability in mind, HDX examines screen activity and determines how best to display responses, graphics and media and whether to render locally or remotely in real-time. HDX MediaStream leverages endpoint processing power to render multimedia content. On the datacenter side, compressed multimedia information is sent directly to the endpoint in its native format.

• Flash multimedia redirection over networks with as much as 300 milliseconds of latency ensures a native user experience even on mobile networks or at very remote locations.
• HDX RichGraphics and 3D Pro* optimizes the performance of media rich and graphics-intensive 2D and 3D applications by leveraging software and hardware-based rendering to assist with compression, performance and network efficiency. HDX RichGraphics leverages Microsoft RemoteFX technology to extend these benefits to multiple users sharing a single Windows or Hyper-V server.
• HDX VoIP optimization SDK offloads voice traffic from virtual desktops and processes the voice stream locally using advanced voice routing.

* This feature available exclusively with Citrix XenDesktop. Explore XenDesktop

High quality of service

Virtual application traffic competes with everything else on the network. To meet stringent service level agreements (SLAs), HDX technology provides network administrators with the tools they need to prioritize and optimize traffic to deliver a great user experience day in and day out.

• MultiStream ICA Protocol splits virtual application traffic into 5 streams—real time, interactive, background, bulk and RTP Audio* – to enable network administrators to prioritize traffic by type and maintain QoS with existing network tools.
• SmartAcceleration technology integrated with Citrix Branch Repeater* offers complete visibility and control over your WAN link. QoS, an integral part of SmartAcceleration technology, allows you to prioritize the delivery of any application over others.

* RTP Audio and SmartAcceleration available exclusively with Citrix XenDesktop. Explore XenDesktop

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