BIB-VERSION:: CS-TR-v2.0
          ID:: STAN//CS-TR-94-1505
       ENTRY:: March 04, 1994
ORGANIZATION:: Stanford University, Department of Computer Science
       TITLE:: Using a Position History-Based Protocol for Distributed
               Object Visualization
        TYPE:: Technical Report
      AUTHOR:: Singhal, Sandeep K.
      AUTHOR:: Cheriton, David R.
        DATE:: February 1994
       PAGES:: 26
    ABSTRACT:: Users of distributed virtual reality applications interact
               with users located across the network. Similarly, distributed
               object visualization systems store dynamic data at one host
               and render it in real-time at other hosts. Because data in
               both systems is animated and exhibits unpredictable behavior,
               providing up-to-date information about remote objects is
               expensive. Remote hosts must instead apply extrapolation
               between successive update packets to render the object's true
               animated behavior. This paper describes and analyzes a
               ``position history-based'' protocol in which hosts apply
               several recent position updates to track the position of
               remote objects. The history-based approach offers smooth,
               accurate visualizations of remote objects while providing a
               scalable solution.
       NOTES:: [Adminitrivia V1/Prg/19940304]
         END:: STAN//CS-TR-94-1505