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 broadcast and direct-connect communications between workstations using TCP/IP on an Ethernet network. Comparisons are made between broadcast and direct connect protocols. Distributed systems; Visual simulation; Workstations; Theses. (mjm)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA199563

Entities

People

  • John M. Yurchak
  • Michael Zyda
  • Theodore H. Barrow

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

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

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Computer Networking