#What is pcoip thin client windows#

Blast Extreme is based/built on the H.264 codec, which is available in most (mobile) devices today - the ability to decode through local hardware, that is. Some of it’s main characteristics and capabilities include but are not limited to: Have a look at some of the comparisons made here. Performance wise it is supposed to be on par with all major remoting protocols out there (or it exceeds them) including VMware’s own PCoIP. It’s main purpose is to deliver a unified protocol ensuring a richer application and desktop experience, specifically optimized for mobile device use-cases.

#What is pcoip thin client windows#

Source: Blast Extreme Display Protocol in Horizon 7 Technical Whitepaper.īesides HTML5, Blast Extreme is also supported on both Windows and Linux, with new endpoints being added/supported on an ongoing basis.

If you use UDP, the Blast Proxy process (VMBlastP.exe) brokers UDP connections.

The Blast Worker process (VMBlastW.exe) captures the screen and handles everything within the session.

The VMware Blast service (VMBlastS.exe) manages user sessions, proxies incoming TCP connections, and prepares the Blast Worker process.

The (new) Horizon View client consist out of three specific agent side Blast Extreme components: Once the Horizon View (native) clients have been updated (need to be 4.x at a minimum) enabling support for the Blast Extreme protocol, Administrators can configure one or multiple desktop pools to make use of Blast Extreme or to allow users to change the protocol within their clients themselves (something I would avoid personally, but it’s optional).

It is the ‘Extreme’ part that is (still relatively) new.Īs mentioned, Blast has been around for a couple of years now (since 2013) and so it is no surprise that Blast Extreme builds upon the existing (and best) capabilities of the (older) HTML5 Blast protocol. Here it’s important to note that Blast has been around for some time in the form of a HTML5 client used through HMTL5 compatible web browsers - available as of VMware Horizon View 5.2 Feature Pack 1. If you are using VMware Horizon/View for VDI, publishing applications and/or Hosted Shared Desktops you have the choice between three protocols: PCoIP, RDP and Blast Extreme, with RDP basically being the fallback protocol when all else fails.