Determining Convergence Time

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Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2

The time needed to replicate a new entry in a WINS database, from the WINS server that owns the entry to all other WINS servers on the network is defined as convergence time. When planning for WINS servers, you must decide what is acceptable as the convergence time for your network; the longer the replication path, the longer the convergence time.

Name query requests can succeed before the convergence time elapses, resulting in earlier replication of the new entry. This happens when:

  • The entries replicate over a shorter path than the worst-case path.

  • The Number of changes in version ID before replication threshold expires in the push replication settings before the Replication Interval expires in the pull replication settings in the Replication Partners Properties dialog box in the WINS snap-in.