From: Dan Owen <dowen@BBN.COM>
Subject: Re: Network TestBeds for VR
Date: Mon, 2 Dec 91 11:18:28 PDT



From: dbarberi@mailbox.syr.edu (London W11)

>dweissman@amarna.gsfc.nasa.gov (WiseGuy) writes:
>
>>I would like to know on what other types of networks
>>are VRs being tested/used?  Is there a set migration path (ie to
>>FDDI or something proprietary)?
>
>   I havn't seen anything that proclaims itself a 'VR standard' network,
>   but I'd be interested to see what the best way to do multi-user VR
>   systems is.

BBN is currently fielding networked interactive visual simulation
training systems.  Each image generator can be configured to generate
from 1 to 16 separate visual channels (depending upon the hardware
configuration).  Currently one or two image generators are used
per simulator.  Networks of more than several hundred simulators exist. 
In the abscence of any standard, I think that BBN is the defacto
standard.

Dan