Title :
A client-server architecture for distributed measurement systems
Author :
Bertocco, Matteo ; Ferraris, Franco ; Offelli, Carlo ; Parvis, Marco
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Comput. Sci., Padova Univ., Italy
fDate :
10/1/1998 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
This paper describes a client-server architecture for the remote control of instrumentation over the Internet network. The proposed solution allows multiuser, multi-instrument sessions by means of a queueing and instrument locking capability. Client applications can be easily developed by using conventional high-level programming languages or well-assessed virtual instrumentation frameworks. Performance tests are reported; they show the low overhead due to network operation with respect to the direct control of instrumentation
Keywords :
Internet; client-server systems; computer network management; intelligent sensors; measurement systems; multi-access systems; peripheral interfaces; remote sensing; telecontrol; transport protocols; virtual instrumentation; Internet network; VXI-11; client-server architecture; direct control of instrumentation; distributed measurement systems; high-level programming languages; intelligent sensors; interconnection protocol; measurement system data handling; multiuser multi-instrument sessions; performance tests; programmable instrumentation; queueing and instrument locking capability; remote control of instrumentation; remote sensing; virtual instrumentation frameworks; Availability; Circuit testing; Control systems; Electromagnetic compatibility; IP networks; Instruments; Laboratories; Performance evaluation; Position measurement; Wide area networks;
Journal_Title :
Instrumentation and Measurement, IEEE Transactions on
