XenDesktop 4 introduces several new HDX features that improve the user experience when working with virtual desktops and applications. Key features include enhanced Flash redirection, plug-and-play multi-monitor support, improved smartcard support, enhanced USB support including for webcams, and integration with Citrix Branch Repeater for acceleration. XenDesktop 4 also provides support for 64-bit guest operating systems and multi-forest Active Directory deployments. New products like HDX 3D Professional Graphics extend XenDesktop to support 3D graphics-intensive workflows.

1. XenDesktop 4

2. XenDesktop 4 HDX Features
Feature Description
HDX MediaStream Flash Redirection / Audio optimization with new codecs / Windows
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Media Foundation support for Windows Media Player on Windows
Vista and Windows 7
HDX Plug-n-Play Multi Monitor Flexible multi monitor support including U and L shaped
Plug n Play Multi-Monitor
Support configurations
HDX Plug-n-Play Smartcard enhancements supporting Windows 7 and Vista with
streamlined logoff
Enhanced USB support / Webcams (“isochronous USB”) in LAN-
like environments
HDX Broadcast Enhanced ICA to improve user experience during logon and using
hosted apps
HDX Intellicache XD integration with Citrix Repeater (uses ICA Acceleration feature
on Repeater)
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3. Adaptive Orchestration of HDX Technology
Fallback:
If possible,
Server-side rendering in the
Render on the endpoint device
datacenter
2
Optimize using
Inspect
HDX Broadcast
Network
3
Inspect 1
Endpoint
Inspect
Server

4. HDX MediaStream for Flash Architecture (XenDesktop)
Client Device XenApp Server
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End Result
Thinwire
Citrix Online virtual channel
Internet Explorer
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Plug-in 11.2
Pl i 11 2
Flash Player
ICA Calls
Flash
HDX Flash
Player HDX Flash
virtual channel
Flash Service
Content
User launches publishedtoon client.
User navigatesare flash-based ActiveXICA sessiondevice.channel
HDX Flash ServiceFlash Playercontent on client virtual
Flash Player isto sent Internetusing HDX Flash and syncs windows
ActiveX calls downloads client over calls to Flash Player
ICA Client places intercepts webpage
Flash Player invoked flash Explorer

5. HDX MediaStream for Flash Requirements
• Endpoint device (Windows only)
• Flash player version 10 or higher for IE
• Citrix online plugin v11.2 or higher
• Internet Explorer (required only to download the Flash Player)
• Virtual Desktop (XP, Vista and Win7)
• 32 bit I t
32-bit Internet Explorer 7 or higher
tE l hi h
• 32-bit Adobe Flash 10 player
• Virtual Desktop Agent 4.0 or higher
• No support for 64-bit Internet Explorer
• Adobe has not provided 64-bit player for use in 64-bit IE
• HDX Flash does support 32-bit IE on 64-bit OS

6. HDX MediaStream for Flash Considerations
•Falls back to server rendering if requirements not met
Falls
•Works for desktops and VM Hosted web (IE) apps
•Control via GPO per machine or user
•Blacklist URL's using GPO
•Can be disabled on client via registry
Can
•Single-hop between client and virtual browser (e.g.
Client Virtual Desktop Published IE is not supported)

7. Virtual Desktop
HDX RealTime: Audio Architecture WDM d i
driver
Client Audio virtual channel
(bi-directional)
VDA CTX audio
ICA service service
LAN
Virtual machines
DDCs
LAN connected
LAN-connected
user with
Desktop Receiver XenServer Pool
WI
XenDesktop Farm

8. HDX RealTime - Audio
Quality Samples/sec Bits/sample Channels Bandwidth
Low 8000 2 1 16 Kbps
Medium 8000 8 1 64 Kbps
High 44100 16 2 1.4 Mbps
Quality Codec Quality Index Channels Bandwidth
Low XD4 Codecs 5 1 11 Kbps
Medium XD4 Codecs 5 1 16.8 Kbps
High XD4 Codecs 2 2 96 Kbps
• Citrix Receiver online plug in
plug-in
includes the new audio codecs
optimized for speech to
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improve VOIP

9. Broad Softphone Support
oad So tp o e Suppo t
• Avaya One-X Communicator 1.0.0.57
y
• Avaya R5/R6
• Ci
Cisco IP C
Communicator 2 1 3
i t 2.1.3
• Skype 3.8.0.188, and 4.0.0.216
• Office Communicator 2.0.6362.0
–The above have been tested but others should
work as well

10. HDX Plug-n-Play Multi-Monitor Support
ug ay u t o to Suppo t
• Broader application compatibility
• Full-screen-only mode and Desktop Viewer
• Can maximize a session over subset of local mulit-monitors
• Support for U / L / T / X shaped monitor configurations
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• No more "off screen holes"
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Support for mixed resolutions
tf i d l ti
• Backward compatible with older clients
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11. HDX Plug-n-Play Multi-Monitor Support
ug ay u t o to Suppo t
• Receiver sends local multi-monitor geometry to
multi monitor
VDA
• OS and apps on the VDA perceive multiple monitors instead of
bounding rectangle
• Will be reflected in display control p
p y panel applet
pp
• Taskbar visible on primary monitor (and only primary monitor)
• No longer using MmHook for managing window &
menu location which improves app compatibility,
performance and stability

12. HDX Plug-n-Play: Enhanced Smartcard Support
Plug n Play:
Feature set support for
• Windows XP
• Windows Vista
• Windows 7
Backward compatible with
B k d tibl ith
DDC 3.0
Requires Win32 endpoint device
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13. Smartcard Features extended to Vista and Windows 7
• Smartcard authentication (logon, reconnect, unlock)
• Smooth Roaming
• Single Sign On from domain joined endpoints
• Auto Disconnect with smartcard removal
• Multiple smartcards
• PIN reset
t
• Multiple Readers (
p (with limitations)
)
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14. Enhanced USB Support
• Webcams • Security dongles
• Headsets • Graphics tablets
• Mi
Microphones
h • Bloomberg keyboard
with audio
• Scanners
• 3D Mice
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15. Enhanced USB with Isochronous data
• Designed for low latency/high speed LAN
• Smooth data flow on high speed LAN
• If bandwidth is not suitable, device will fail
gracefully without locking up the endpoint device
Note: but
Note b t depends on the USB de ice dri er
device driver
• Online plug-in compresses the USB data
using the standard ICA reducer
Linux and Mac clients are not supported
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16. XenDesktop 4 Additional Key Features
Feature Description
Virtual Desktop Agent for 64bit VDA for 64bit WinXP, Vista and Win7
(non-aero)
Active Directory M l i F
A i Di Multi-Forest Support f XenDesktop farms across
S for X D k f
Support multiple forests
Site Failover and Site Roaming Disaster recovery feature with Web
Interface / users are redirected to
failover site
Alternate Protocols / RDP RDP connections to virtual desktops
integration
Desktop Viewer New improved desktop toolbar
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17. Virtual Desktop Agent Support
• Windows XP (32 & 64 bit)
• Vista (32 & 64 bit)
• Windows 7 (32 & 64 bit)
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18. XenDesktop 4 Additional Product Enhancements
Feature Description
EdgeSight 5.2 for Virtual Desktops Monitoring the virtual desktops
IPv6 support IPv6 ready
Citrix Repeater integration ICA acceleration as with XenApp
SDK: DDC Admin / WFAPI support for Workflow Studio integration / customize
virtual desktop agent virtual channels / query ICA service
connections
Citrix Password Manager support Single sign on access with CPM 4.6 SP1
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19. The best is even better with HDX IntelliCache
Branch Repeater integration

20. Branch Repeater Encryption
C
compressed and encrypted ICA data
• ICA data is encrypted/decrypted on the fly
• Support for Basic through 128-bit RC5; no SSL
128 bit
Encryption XenApp 4.5/5.0 w/HRP4+ XenDesktop XenDesktop 4
Basic Automatic Automatic
40-bit RC5 Requires registry change on each XenApp Automatic – no registry change is required
through server
128-bit RC5 HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESystemCurrent
_ _ y
ControlSetControlCitrixWanScaler
SSL Not possible Not possible

21. ICA Acceleration for XenApp and XenDesktop
• Same functionality as XenApp and/or
for Windows Server 2003 HRP4
ported to next version of
XenDesktop XenApp 4.5/5.0 XenDesktop
Requires HRP4 or (XenDesktop 4)
• Requires enablement of ICA higher
Acceleration feature on
Repeater/Branch Repeater
Repeater (5.0 or higher)
(5 0
and Branch Repeater
(1.5 or higher)

22. HDX 3D Professional Graphics

23. Extend XenDesktop to All Office Workers
Productivity workers Knowledge workers Power users New! Pro graphics users

24. HDX 3D – Extends XenDesktop Infrastructure
Desktop Delivery
Controller
Host Infrastructure with
Virtual Desktops
Gateway
y
Apps
User
Settings
Windows Endpoint Device OS
with Online Plug-in
Dedicated Blade PC
Dedicated Blade PC
Dedicated Blade PC
GPU

25. Broad Interest in HDX 3D technologies
• Engineering
•MManufacturing
f t i
• Oil & Gas
• Aerospace
• Automotive

26. Enhances IP control, collaboration and global agility
Data stays in data center
Access via LAN or WAN

27. Example
• HDX 3D at 25%
image quality
• Notice
compression
• Used when
motion is priority

28. Example
• HDX 3D at 100%
image quality
• Lossless
• Used when
image quality is
priority