Distributed Computer Communications in Support of Real-Time Visual Simulations

Abstract

Complex visual simulations can strain the capability of a single workstation. A mix of different workstations is often more economical than the use of a large processor for such simulations. Methods of communicating between such workstations are needed that allow the developer to spend effort on the simulation and not on communications. Simple protocols are developed to support both broadcast and direct-connect communications between workstations using TCP/ IP on an Ethernet. Comparisons are made between broadcast and direct connect protocols. Keywords: Transmission control protocol(TCP); Ethernet; Computer networks.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA197595

Entities

People

  • Theodore H. Barrow

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Application Software
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Coding
  • Computer Communications
  • Computer Networks
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computer Science
  • Computers
  • Computing System Architectures
  • Ethernet
  • Information Systems
  • Lisp Programming Language
  • Local Area Networks
  • Network Protocols
  • Network Science
  • Operating Systems

Fields of Study

  • Computer science
  • Engineering

Readers

  • Computer Networking
  • Parallel and Distributed Computing.