Optimizing interactive performance for long-distance remote observing

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6274, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Kibrick, Robert ^a   Allen, Steven L ^a   Conrad, Al ^b   Wirth, Gregory D ^b  

^a University of California at Santa Cruz   (United States)

^b W M KECK OBSERVATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Remote observing; Ssh protocol; VNC protocol; X protocol

Indexed keywords

REMOTE OBSERVING; SSH PROTOCOL; VNC PROTOCOL; X PROTOCOL;

COMPUTER HARDWARE; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; CONTROL SYSTEMS; NETWORK PROTOCOLS; OPTIMIZATION; REMOTE SENSING;

SPACE TELESCOPES;

EID: 33749618133     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.671937     Document Type: Conference Paper

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