NetWare 4.1/9000 Concepts

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The Packet Burst protocol speeds the transfer of NCP data between a
workstation and a NetWare server by eliminating the need to sequence and
acknowledge each packet.
Packet Burst protocol is more efficient than the one-request/one-response
protocol in earlier NetWare versions. With Packet Burst protocol, the server
or workstation can send a whole set (burst) of packets before it requires an
acknowledgment.
Figure 1-41 Packet Burst protocol
By allowing multiple packets to be acknowledged, Packet Burst protocol
reduces network traffic.
Packet Burst protocol also monitors dropped packets and retransmits only
the missing packets.
Packet 1 sent
Client
NetWare
server
Packet 2 sent
Packet 1 acknowledged
Packet 2 acknowledged
First burst of packets sent
Client
NetWare
server
Second burst of packets sent
Acknowledged
Acknowledged
With Packet Burst
Without Packet Burst