Remote Desktop Protocol Documentation
The protocol documentation for the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) is published on the MSDN website:
The table below lists the various documentation available specific to RDP with recent changes:
Remote Desktop Protocol Documentation
Date Change
Version
1/31/2013
1.1
[MS-RDPBCGR]: Remote Desktop Protocol: Basic Connectivity and Graphics Remoting
1/31/2013
34
[MS-RDPCR2]: Remote Desktop Protocol: Composited Remoting V2
12/16/2011
15
[MS-RDPEA]: Remote Desktop Protocol: Audio Output Virtual Channel Extension
7/12/2012
13
[MS-RDPEAI]: Remote Desktop Protocol: Audio Input Redirection Virtual Channel Extension
7/12/2012
8
[MS-RDPECLIP]: Remote Desktop Protocol: Clipboard Virtual Channel Extension
12/16/2011
9
[MS-RDPEDC]: Remote Desktop Protocol: Desktop Composition Virtual Channel Extension
12/16/2011
7
[MS-RDPEDYC]: Remote Desktop Protocol: Dynamic Channel Virtual Channel Extension
7/12/2012
11
[MS-RDPEECO]: Remote Desktop Protocol: Virtual Channel Echo Extension
12/16/2011
1
[MS-RDPEFS]: Remote Desktop Protocol: File System Virtual Channel Extension
10/25/2012
20
[MS-RDPEGDI]: Remote Desktop Protocol: Graphics Device Interface (GDI) Acceleration Extensions
1/31/2013
26.1
[MS-RDPEGFX]: Remote Desktop Protocol: Graphics Pipeline Extension
1/31/2013
4
[MS-RDPEGT]: Remote Desktop Protocol: Geometry Tracking Virtual Channel Protocol Extension
10/25/2012
2
[MS-RDPEI]: Remote Desktop Protocol: Input Virtual Channel Extension
10/25/2012
3
[MS-RDPELE]: Remote Desktop Protocol: Licensing Extension
10/25/2012
11.2
[MS-RDPEMC]: Remote Desktop Protocol: Multiparty Virtual Channel Extension
12/16/2011
9
[MS-RDPEMT]: Remote Desktop Protocol: Multitransport Extension
1/31/2013
4
[MS-RDPEPC]: Remote Desktop Protocol: Print Virtual Channel Extension
12/16/2011
5
[MS-RDPEPNP]: Remote Desktop Protocol: Plug and Play Devices Virtual Channel Extension
10/25/2012
13
[MS-RDPEPS]: Remote Desktop Protocol: Session Selection Extension
12/16/2011
10
[MS-RDPERP]: Remote Desktop Protocol: Remote Programs Virtual Channel Extension
12/16/2011
15
[MS-RDPESC]: Remote Desktop Protocol: Smart Card Virtual Channel Extension
12/16/2011
9
[MS-RDPESP]: Remote Desktop Protocol: Serial and Parallel Port Virtual Channel Extension
12/16/2011
8
[MS-RDPEUDP]: Remote Desktop Protocol: UDP Transport Extension
1/31/2013
4
[MS-RDPEUSB]: Remote Desktop Protocol: USB Devices Virtual Channel Extension
10/25/2012
12
[MS-RDPEV]: Remote Desktop Protocol: Video Redirection Virtual Channel Extension
1/31/2013
10.1
[MS-RDPEVOR]: Remote Desktop Protocol: Video Optimized Remoting Virtual Channel Extension
1/31/2013
4
[MS-RDPEXPS]: Remote Desktop Protocol: XML Paper Specification (XPS) Print Virtual Channel Extension
12/16/2011
9
[MS-RDPNSC]: Remote Desktop Protocol: NSCodec Extension
10/25/2012
7
[MS-RDPRFX]: Remote Desktop Protocol: RemoteFX Codec Extension
1/31/2013
15
[MS-RDSOD]: Remote Desktop Services Protocols Overview
10/25/2012
2
[MS-RDWR]: Remote Desktop Workspace Runtime Protocol
12/16/2011
1
[MS-TSGU]: Terminal Services Gateway Server Protocol
7/12/2012
30.1
[MS-TSSO]: Terminal Services System Overview
6/17/2011
6.2
[MS-TSTS]: Terminal Services Terminal Server Runtime Interface Protocol
12/16/2011
18
[MS-TSWP]: Terminal Services Workspace Provisioning Protocol
10/25/2012
9.1
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