Test Setup
- Windows XP SP3 Client
- Windows Server 2003
- Reptor Virtual Appliance installed on VMware ESXi 3.5
Network Conditions
- 2Mb download
- 1Mb upload
- 80 ms RTT
A single test for each protocol consists of retrieving a specific test file from the server. The time taken to perform the file transfer is recorded and the test is repeated a number of times to ensure consistency, with averages used in the final results presentation.
Before each test is run, the caches on the Reptor Client and the Reptor Virtual Appliance are cleared.
Further Reading
Performance Report
Replify’s Reptor Acceleration suite combines the strengths of virtualization with a host of cross-protocol optimizations to give huge performance gains in a unique software-only solution. This briefing gives an indication of expected performance for three of the most popular file transfer types: HTTP, CIFS and FTP.
Reptor’s XDR™ functionality gives massive WAN offload after it has seen a file just once. The following graph indicates the expected performance for each protocol when the same document is requested several times, for example when several workers in a branch office are accessing the same content.
Subsequent XDR Performance gains are independent of the type of document, whether it is a compressible XML document or an incompressible binary file. All files are over 100 times better, with the 53MB .exe being 150 times better; ideal for the distribution of Windows Updates to a branch office.
While all are extremely efficient, offering a massive bandwidth saving of 90% or more, the Reptor Accelerator Suite can offer up to 98% reduction of HTTP bandwidth usage.