How can I measure Citrix receiver framerate at the client end? I've tried FRAPS, but that doesn't seem to work. Is there a way to determine how many "frames" are sent per second from the client side? Assume a Windows 7 client connecting to a Windows 7 VM using the Citrix web plugin.
To restate the question, how could I potentially measure the Citrix client's frame display rate for some 200px^2 area? Assume that the remote VM will try and play back a frame sequence at 24fps. Will any frames drop?
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Rex, the answer is most likey, there is no precise way to measure this. The impact will be most noticed in the bandwidth utilization between the client and citrix server. You should be able to measure the impact via the ICA virtual channels. Check out SMCConole, install it on the Citrix server. Results will vary depending on various factors, video dimensions, format, bit rate and frame rate. If you have LAN speed access to the citrix servers, bandwidth will not be a concern, but if over the internet or private WAN, expect major challenges.