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MsQuic is Open Source
Microsoft is open sourcing our QUIC library, MsQuic, on GitHub under an MIT license. MsQuic is a cross-platform, general-purpose library that implements the QUIC transport protocol. QUIC is being standardized by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). MsQuic is a client and server solution optimized for multiple usage patterns and is used by multiple Microsoft products and services. MsQuic is currently in preview and supports Windows and Linux.
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The Official Blog Site of the Windows Core Networking Team at Microsoft
Windows Transport converges on two Congestion Providers: Cubic and LEDBAT
Why don’t we dive right in? What is a Congestion Provider and why do you (the reader) care? How does that impact me? In the heart of the Windows kernel there is a networking stack. At the heart of the networking stack there is a layer called Transport and Transport contains a suite of algorithms called Congestion Providers. the data flow across the network/Internet. Let’s take a look at the difference between the two.
Leap Seconds for the AppDev: What you should know
Last week my esteemed colleague Dan Cuomo introduced Leap Seconds support for Windows 10 including what you need to know if you’re an IT Pro. If you’re an application developer, the things you need to know are a little bit different. I’m sure all of you were wondering how your application take advantage of the ‘60’ second? How can you accurately measure time and time durations during leap seconds? And how can frameworks and applications that calculate time stay in sync with the Operating System?
LEDBAT: Public Service Announcement
There is buzz on the IT Blogs & Boards that LEDBAT isn’t working as advertised on Windows Server 2016 and up – this is easily explained and is the result of a misconfiguration that is also easily remedied. The symptoms of the misconfiguration are that LEDBAT gets stuck in a slow transfer mode and will not recover unless you restart the connection. In other words, it does not leverage the unused bandwidth that is available on the network.
Top 10 Networking Features in Windows Server 2019: #8 A Faster, Safer Internet
Share On: Twitter Share On: LinkedIn This blog is part of a series for the Top 10 Networking Features in Windows Server 2019! Look for the Try it out sections then give us some feedback in the comments! Don't forget to tune in next week for the next feature in our Top 10 list! The Internet is part of our daily lives both at work and at home, in the enterprise and in the cloud.
Top 10 Networking Features in Windows Server 2019: #9 LEDBAT – Latency Optimized Background Transport
Keeping a network secure is a never-ending job for IT Pros, and doing so requires regularly updating systems to protect against the latest threat vectors. This is one of the most common tasks that an IT Pro must perform. Unfortunately, it can result in dissatisfaction for end-users as the network bandwidth used for the update can compete with interactive tasks that the end-user requires to be productive. Have you ever had a support call that started like this?
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