• The average bandwidth usage for a Terminal Services connection is less than 128 KB
• There are various factors that affect bandwidth usage

- Color depth of session - Resolution of session - Print job size and frequency - Print drivers used - Number of printers - How often printer settings are changed by the user - Applications being used and how they are used - Audio redirection, amount used - Drive redirection, size of files transferred, browsing of drives - Copying data to/from clipboard, frequency and size - Serial and LPT Port redirection, amount of data transferred - Smart card redirection - Plug and play device redirection - Third-party virtual channel applications - Keepalive setting - Licensing mode - Fonts used and whether they exist on client device - Persistent bitmap cache setting on client - Wallpaper, themes, menu animations, desktop composition, font smoothing, window drag setting - Speed of user typing, mouse movements, etc. - Percentage of users that are actively working in their session during a given period of time - Network latency, bottlenecks, errors, etc. For example, if all of the clients are connecting via dialup this will put a cap on bandwidth usage, or another example if there are unreliable connections this will cause increased bandwidth due to retransmission

1. For general application usage, ping rate is normally more important than bandwidth. Ping rate is the time it takes for a signal to travel to the remote location and back again. Generally, the faster the ping rate, the more usable the application will be over Terminal Services. Typically, ping rates below 200 ms (1/5th of a second) will yield a good Remote desktop experience
2. With most Internet services, you will be provided with two bandwidth values, one for upload and one for download. Typically, your download bandwidth is greater than your upload bandwidth. Because of this, your limiting factor as to how