Protocols – Delivering the virtual desktop experience

One of the most important elements of a virtual desktop solution is how you get the screen contents of the virtual desktop machine, which is running in the data center, delivered to the end user's device they are connecting from, and how they interact using the keyboard and mouse. To do this, VMware Horizon View has the option to use several displays or delivery protocols: PCoIP, Blast Extreme, or RDP. In this section, we are going to cover each protocol, how it works in delivering the end user experience, and some more advanced technical details.