Ion is a specially crafted next generation cloud based virtualization connectivity protocol. The Ion protocol virtualizes certain computing devices and components. The virtualized components are kept on the remote and local devices and using a highly intelligent and multistage compression algorithms the virtualized devices are synced in near real time. Due to the compression and intelligence the amount of data needed to synchronize is often very small. The multistage compression algorithm allows for both a lossy and lossless transmission of the data. All data is transmitted in a highly compressed lossy format and when the Ion system detects that the network bandwidth is idle or partially idle it will then replace the lossy data with lossless data. In most situations the users will not notice the lossy data even existing since the switch occurs rapidly. This allows for bandwidth to be utilized to its maximum potential while still delivering a fast user experience.

The Ion protocol is designed for low bandwidth situations and allows for a system administrator and user to adjust some of the compression controls to allow for rapid user response when bandwidth limitations are more extreme. By virtualizing all of the remote devices and components, Ion can function with any type of server and client. Ion has multi-destination capabilities built in that allows it to include routing capabilities and failover into the protocol itself. The multi-destination capabilities of Ion have been expanded to include fastest route connection capabilities that produces a similar result to typical geographic load balancing capabilities while still being unique and able to deliver failover, bad connection routing and other forms of network infrastructure compensation.