Next Generation TCP/IP Stack

Featured Resources

	Next Generation TCP/IP Stack in Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 This article describes the new features and architecture of the Next Generation TCP/IP Stack.
	TCP/IP Registry Values for Microsoft Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 Download only. This white paper lists and describes the registry values for the Next Generation TCP/IP Stack.
	Enhanced Network Performance with Microsoft Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 Download only. This white paper of a third-party benchmark study done by The Tolly Group compares network throughput and time-to-completion of several tasks when using Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, and Windows Server 2008.

Introductory Overviews

• Performance Enhancements in the Next Generation TCP/IP Stack
  This article describes the performance enhancements of the Next Generation TCP/IP Stack that increase throughput in high-bandwidth, high-latency, and high-loss networking environments.
• Changes to IPv6 in Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008
  This article describes the new features of IPv6 and the Teredo transition technology in the Next Generation TCP/IP stack.
• Windows Filtering Platform
  This article describes the new platform and API for packet filtering and modification so that independent software vendors (ISVs) can create firewalls, antivirus software, diagnostic software, and other types of applications and services.

Technical Resources

• TCP/IP Registry Values for Microsoft Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008
  Download only. This white paper lists and describes the registry values for the Next Generation TCP/IP Stack.
• Windows Server 2008 TCP/IP Protocols and Services
  This book from Microsoft Press provides in-depth coverage of TCP/IP and related network infrastructure protocols in Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008.
• TCP Receive Window Auto-Tuning
  This article in TechNet Magazine describes the TCP receive window and how Windows Vista uses TCP Receive Window Auto-Tuning to optimize TCP throughput for received data.
• Scalable Networking with Receive-side Scaling
  Download only. This white paper describes the details about how Receive-side Scaling makes it possible to improve multiprocessor computer performance by dynamically load-balancing incoming traffic across multiple processors.
• Explicit Congestion Notification (ECN) for TCP/IP
  This article describes how ECN helps prevent packet losses due to congestion in a network.
• Link-Local Multicast Name Resolution
  This article describes how the Link-Local Multicast Name Resolution (LLMNR) protocol provides name resolution for computer names on a subnet without a Domain Name System (DNS) server.
• Strong and Weak Host Models
  This article in TechNet Magazine describes the strong and weak host models for IPv4 and IPv6 hosts and how it works for the Next Generation TCP/IP Stack.

Webcasts and Videos

• Networking in Windows Vista
  This video, recorded by members of the TCP/IP development team at Microsoft, describes and demonstrates the Next Generation TCP/IP Stack in Windows Vista.
• Next-Generation Networking with Windows Server 2008
  This webcast describes the next generation of networking features in Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. Receive guidance on how to prepare for the enhanced performance, scalability, and manageability features coming in the next releases of Windows.