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Discreet Transfers

Discreet transfers are transfers that are sent or received in the background when the sending and receiving computers are not heavily loaded. From the load, the DTS agent determines when to send the transfer and calculates the optimal transfer rate, so the discreet transfer has a minimal impact on the computers performance and the users productivity.

The rate at which a discreet transfer progresses is determined automatically and dynamically by the DTS agent. The DTS agent monitors the load (both CPU usage and the machine's network usage) on the sending and receiving computers. When a computer is loaded lightly, the DTS agent uses the spare resources. However, if the load increases, the agent relinquishes resources, giving priority to other tasks the computer is performing. This way, discreet mode optimizes the computer’s performance while performing transfers.