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Reducer for HDX

January 17, 2024

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Reducer for HDX is a general purpose compressor managed by Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops that works across virtual channels.

The NetScaler Gateway 14.1–8.50 and later versions support the latest version of the reducer for HDX. The latest reducer improves the overall performance of NetScaler Gateway with the following capabilities:

Reduces the network bandwidth utilization for ICA sessions.
Provides a faster response as the packets take lesser time to transmit.

For details on how to use the latest reducer, see How to Use the New Reducer.

The following software versions support the latest reducer.

Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 7 2303 (Windows) and later.
Citrix Workspace app 2303 (Windows) and later.

Note:

If you are using Citrix Workspace app 2311 (Windows) and Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 7 2311 (Windows) versions, the latest reducer is enabled, by default.

The following table describes the status of ICA session launches and HDX insights using the latest reducer, on the NetScaler Gateway 14.1 version.

Latest reducer	NetScaler Gateway 14.1
Latest reducer negotiation + NSAP HDX insight	ICA connection launch is successful. HDX insight is supported.
Latest reducer negotiation + NSAP HDX insight + SmartControl	ICA connection launch is successful. HDX insight is supported.
Latest reducer negotiation + non-NSAP HDX insight	ICA connection launch is successful. HDX insight is not supported.

Note:

NetScaler Gateway 13.1 and prior versions do not support HDX Insight and SmartControl with the latest reducer.

For details on HDX insight configuration, see Configure NetScaler Gateway to support HDX Insight.

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Reducer for HDX

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