Bandwidth consumption when using the HDX RealTime Optimization Pack is generally consistent with non-virtualized Skype for Business. Microsoft publishes the bandwidth guidelines for Skype for Business on TechNet.
(See also CTX222553 Factors Impacting Video Quality with Skype for Business.) And many Skype for Business customers have needed to review the capacity of their network connections to branch offices, especially with rising user expectations for High Definition video. Otherwise, users would resort to dialing in to Skype meetings from their phone rather than take advantage of VoIP and video.įrankly, our own implementation of Skype for Business here at Citrix revealed some sites and network links with unacceptably high sporadic packet loss (would you believe 75% on occasion?) - a rather appalling situation that real-time audio-video made very noticeable. Repeatedly, customers told me that before they were able to achieve satisfactory call quality with Skype for Business, virtualized or not, they needed to correct various network deficiencies. With over half a million daily active users of our audio-video Optimization Pack for virtualized Skype for Business, we’ve learned a lot about the impact of the network on user experience. Citrix App Delivery and Security Service.