What upload speed necessary for max performance remote desktop?

[phositadc]

Wasn't really sure where to post this, so I thought this might be a good place.

One of the main things I use my home internet connection for is accessing my work via remote desktop using Citrix Receiver, and then using office-type desktop apps like Word, Excel, and Outlook.

Obviously, the faster my home internet connection, the better. But I'm curious, does anybody know what upload speed is sufficient for maximum (or near maximum) performance?

I've currently got an internet connection of 35 down / 35 up. But I can actually get a 105 down / 10 up connection for a lower monthly cost. For purposes of remote desktop and Citrix Receiver with minimum lag, am I better off with the home connection of 35/35 or 105/10?

Thanks.

 

[RadiclDreamer]

Remote desktop runs perfectly fine at even 100kbps, 35 is overkill many times over. Lag on the other hand is dependent on latency of your connection and a higher speed will not help that.

 

[phositadc]

Remote desktop runs perfectly fine at even 100kbps, 35 is overkill many times over. Lag on the other hand is dependent on latency of your connection and a higher speed will not help that.

Good to know; thanks.

 

[azazel1024]

Where is the computer?

Are you remoting in to a home computer over the internet? Or a work computer from home, over the internet.

Where you are remoting from, upload is minimal. 100-200kbps is overkill. Where you are, you need halfway decent download. Depending on what you are doing, figure a MINIMUM of 3-5Mbps for absolutely maximum performance. IE nothing is degraded because of the connection (including animations, low res video, etc. Note, RDP cannot handle high res video, no matter your connection).

Latency is much more important, but if you figure you have at least a 5/256 connection, then you have a fast enough connection to not be degraded ever. Realistically, for a decent user experience, you are looking at maybe a 2/128 and you'll be just fine.

 

[phositadc]

Where is the computer?

Are you remoting in to a home computer over the internet? Or a work computer from home, over the internet.

Where you are remoting from, upload is minimal. 100-200kbps is overkill. Where you are, you need halfway decent download. Depending on what you are doing, figure a MINIMUM of 3-5Mbps for absolutely maximum performance. IE nothing is degraded because of the connection (including animations, low res video, etc. Note, RDP cannot handle high res video, no matter your connection).

Latency is much more important, but if you figure you have at least a 5/256 connection, then you have a fast enough connection to not be degraded ever. Realistically, for a decent user experience, you are looking at maybe a 2/128 and you'll be just fine.

Thanks for the info. Computer I am using is at my home, and I am remoting to work computer over the internet using Citrix Receiver.

Sounds like either 35/35 or 105/10 would provide the absolute max performance in terms of bandwidth, many times over, and that beyond that my latency and the quality of the internet connection that I am remoting to are the controlling factors for how snappy things will be.

Thanks again for the responses.

 

[JackMDS]

There is a lot of "Lag" in many Internet Server tha users have No control on.

If there is Lag caused by the Internet per-se it is a good idea (if possible) to do a Trace between the locations using few providers and choose the one that has the cleanest Route.

 

[azazel1024]

There is a lot of "Lag" in many Internet Server tha users have No control on.

If there is Lag caused by the Internet per-se it is a good idea (if possible) to do a Trace between the locations using few providers and choose the one that has the cleanest Route.

Of course if possible and you are lucky enough to multiple provider options and can try them out.

I am pretty lucky that I have less than 20ms lag between my home location and work so the few times I have telecommuted (sadly only the few) it has been pretty smooth. I will say I notice a slight difference between remoting to work from home and remoting to my server. One has <1ms lag and the other 13-17ms lag on average and it is noticable, if a very small difference.

I would say it'll be a noticably poor experience once lag starts getting much over 50ms. This is of course lag over top of what RDP overhead itself is.

 

[XavierMace]

Citrix Receiver <> Remote Desktop. They accomplish similar tasks, but in two different manners. . There's many factors beyond just your throughput. There's a variety of server side settings that can affect your session performance (ICA config, Branch Repeater, etc). That said for just desktop apps, 200kbps should be plenty.