Cci, Network Speed, And The Connection Protocol - HP Bc1500 - BladeSystem - Blade PC Supplementary Manual

Figure 1 CCI topology

CCI, network speed, and the connection protocol

Network speed is really all about "how much longer than instantaneous does it take a signal to travel a
given route?" Anything more than instantaneous is "latency." So, the question is how much latency is in a
network supporting CCI, and at what point does this latency impact user experience?
One of the advantages of CCI over competitive offerings and traditional computer systems is that the
remote host does not download files to the local access device. Instead, the remote host transmits only a
bitmap representation of the blade PC screen to the access device. Even at a dial-up network speed of 48
Kilobits per second (Kbps), you can open large files utilizing the blade PC almost instantly while viewing
them remotely. For example, if a user on a traditional system wants to open a 10-MB email attachment,
the user must launch an email application on the remote computer to gain access to email, and then liter-
ally wait for hours for the email attachment to download over a dial-up connection. This download of the
file to the remote computer introduces a security risk. Alternatively, the CCI solution allows the remote user
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