Pipelining parallel image compositing and delivery for efficient remote visualization

Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 230-238

  Wu, Qishi ^a   Gao, Jinzhu ^b   Chen, Zizhong ^c   Zhu, Mengxia ^d  

^a University of Memphis   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC   (United States)

^c Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

^d Southern Illinois University Carbondale   (United States)

Author keywords

Image compositing; Parallel and distributed systems; Pipelining; Remote visualization; Transport control

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYSIS; PIPELINE PROCESSING SYSTEMS; PIPELINES; VISUALIZATION;

IMAGE COMPOSITING; PARALLEL AND DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS; PIPELINING; REMOTE VISUALIZATION; TRANSPORT CONTROL;

WIDE AREA NETWORKS;

EID: 59149086385     PISSN: 07437315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpdc.2008.11.004     Document Type: Article

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