A WEB COMPATIBLE FILE SERVER FOR MEASUREMENT AND TELEMETRY NETWORKS

Abstract

There is a gulf that separates measurement and telemetry applications from the full benefits of Internet style communication. Whereas the Web provides ubiquitous infrastructure for the distribution of file-based “static” data, there is no general Web solution for real-time streaming data. At best, there are proprietary products that target consumer multimedia and resort to custom point-to-point data connections. This paper considers an extension of the static file paradigm to a dynamic file and introduces a streaming data solution integrated with the existing file-based infrastructure of the Web. The solution approach appears to maximize platform and application independence leading to improved application interoperability potential for large or complex measurement and telemetry networks.