Abstract
Larger amounts of data produced on supercomputers have to be analysed using visualization techniques. As most of the users are not located at supercomputer sites, fast networks are needed to visualize computed results on the desk of the user. Centralized and distributed visualization modes and services, based on video equipment, framebuffers and workstations are discussed. Transfer rates for visualization purposes in local and wide area networks are derived. They are compared to transfer rates between supercomputers and workstations.
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Lang, U., Aichele, H., Pöhlmann, H., Rühle, R. (1994). Scientific Visualization in a Supercomputer Network. In: Grave, M., Le Lous, Y., Hewitt, W.T. (eds) Visualization in Scientific Computing. Focus on Computer Graphics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-77902-2_1
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