Netlet Usage Characteristics

Consider the following Netlet characteristics of the Gateway, which can have a impact on calculating the number of Gateway instances:

• Netlet is enabled in the Portal Server administration console.

  If Netlet is enabled, the Gateway needs to determine whether the incoming traffic is Netlet traffic or Portal Server traffic. Disabling Netlet reduces this overhead since the Gateway assumes that all incoming traffic is either HTTP or HTTPS traffic. Disable Netlet only if you are sure you do not want to use any remote applications with Portal Server.

• Expected percentage of total users using Netlet

  Apply a percentage to your total number of users to determine this figure.

• Expected throughput

  Determine the expected throughput of your Gateway, expressed in kilobits per second (Kbps).

• Netlet Cipher (encryption) being used

  Choices include Native VM and Java software plugin ciphers.