Network
For each server, determine the size and number of network adapters. The available bandwidth and the latency of the network between the IIS 7.0 instance and the location of the content data have the greatest impact on the performance of the infrastructure.
Using Network Driver Interface Specification (NDIS) 5 (and later) network cards with miniport drivers will enhance IIS 7.0 servers’ network performance. This option will provide offload capabilities and improve system performance by up to 30 percent. IIS 7.0 leverages all the following offload capabilities:
Checksum offload. The networking stack can offload the calculation and validation of both TCP and User Datagram Protocol (UDP) checksums on send and receive operations for both Internet ...
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