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This section is being updated to reflect features and conventions of the upcoming release, JDK7. You can download the current JDK7 Snapshot from java.net. We've published this preliminary version so you can get the most current information now, and so you can tell us about errors, omissions, or improvements we can make to this tutorial.

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The Sockets Direct Protocol (SDP) provides access to high performance network connections, such as that provided by InfiniBand. This trail shows how to enable SDP, which Java APIs are involved, and explains how it works.