Can I use Cisco Express Forwarding per-packet load sharing with PCoIP Protocol?

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July 3, 2020

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No, Cisco Express Forwarding (CEF) per-packet load sharing causes out-of-order packets which is not compatible with real-time protocols such as PCoIP Protocol.  Cisco has similar recommendations against CEF per-packet load sharing when using Voice-over-IP and Video-over-IP applications. 

(CEF) can perform per-packet load sharing which almost always results in out-of-order packets which can severely impact applications that are sensitive to out-of-order packet delivery such as real-time applications including VOIP, video streaming and PCoIP protocol.