Introduction to NDIS Packet Coalescing

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Starting with NDIS 6.30, network adapters can support NDIS packet coalescing. This feature reduces the processing overhead and power consumption on a host system due to the reception of random broadcast or multicast packets.

This section includes the following topics:

Overview of Packet Coalescing

Reporting Packet Coalescing Capabilities

Querying Packet Coalescing Capabilities

Managing Packet Coalescing Receive Filters

Standardized INF Keywords for Packet Coalescing