TY - GEN
T1 - Evaluating ALPHAN
T2 - Symposium on Haptics Interfaces for Virtual Environment and Teleoperator Systems 2008 - Haptics
AU - Al Osman, Hussein
AU - Eid, Mohamad
AU - El Saddik, Abdulmotaleb
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - In our previous work we introduced a novel application layer protocol, named ALPHAN, for haptic data communication. The protocol is characterized by three distinguished features: first, it is designed at the application layer to enable the application to define and control the networking parameters. Second, it is made highly customizable using XML-based descriptions. Finally, the protocol supports multi-buffering mechanisms to prioritize the communicated information. In this paper, we present a thorough evaluation of the protocol using a collaborative haptic game; the balance ball game that we developed is for this purpose. The performance metrics and the test bed of the protocol evaluation are also discussed. Finally, we comment on our findings and provide directions for prospective research.
AB - In our previous work we introduced a novel application layer protocol, named ALPHAN, for haptic data communication. The protocol is characterized by three distinguished features: first, it is designed at the application layer to enable the application to define and control the networking parameters. Second, it is made highly customizable using XML-based descriptions. Finally, the protocol supports multi-buffering mechanisms to prioritize the communicated information. In this paper, we present a thorough evaluation of the protocol using a collaborative haptic game; the balance ball game that we developed is for this purpose. The performance metrics and the test bed of the protocol evaluation are also discussed. Finally, we comment on our findings and provide directions for prospective research.
KW - Collaborative haptics
KW - Networking protocol
KW - Tele-haptics
KW - XML descriptions
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U2 - 10.1109/HAPTICS.2008.4479972
DO - 10.1109/HAPTICS.2008.4479972
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:49749114021
SN - 9781424420056
T3 - Symposium on Haptics Interfaces for Virtual Environment and Teleoperator Systems 2008 - Proceedings, Haptics
SP - 361
EP - 366
BT - Symposium on Haptics Interfaces for Virtual Environment and Teleoperator Systems 2008 - Proceedings, Haptics
Y2 - 13 March 2008 through 14 March 2008
ER -