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Characterising Distributed Haptic Virtual Environment Network Traffic Flows
Abstract
The effective transmission of haptic data in Distributed Haptic Virtual Environment (DHVEs) is a new research area which presents a number of challenges to the underlying network. The transmission of reflected force in these applications has the potential to change the way humans interact with machines and communicate with each other. The future Internet will have to carry multiple DHVE type traffic and it is now established that the best effort service offered by current IP networks is insufficient to meet the needs of these type of applications, which require specific Quality of Service (QoS) from network. The aim of the work presented here is to characterise the traffic generated by multiple DHVE network connections. The approach taken is to develop a simulation model of DHVE traffic based on empirical measurements. Both synchronous and asynchronous real world DHVE traffic is analyzed, quantified and imported into a network simulation. Probability Density Function (PDF) models are subsequently derived for each type of traffic in the DHVE system. The results show the network simulation model compares favourably with the physical network, and can be used to generate a scalable haptic network model where multiple DHVE connections may be examined.
Keywords
haptic distribution virtual environment traffic characteristics tele-operation network simulationReferences
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