Efficient Transport Protocol for Networked Haptics Applications

The performance of haptic application is highly sensitive to communication delays and losses of data. It implies several constraints in developing networked haptic applications. This paper describes a new internet protocol called Efficient Transport Protocol (ETP), which aims at developing distributed interactive applications. TCP and UDP are transport protocols commonly used in any kind of networked communication, but they are not focused on real time application. This new protocol is focused on reducing roundtrip time (RTT) and interpacket gap (IPG). ETP is, therefore, optimized for interactive applications which are based on processes that are continuously exchanging data. ETP protocol is based on a state machine that decides the best strategies for optimizing RTT and IPG. Experiments have been carried out in order to compare this new protocol and UDP. Key words: Transport protocols, internet protocols,haptics, bilateral control, controller

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2008
• Where: HAPTICS
• Authors: Raul Wirz, Manuel Ferre, Raúl Marín, Jorge Barrio, José M. Claver, Javier Ortego
• Keywords: Haptic Applications, HAPTICS 2008, Human Computer Interaction, Interactive Applications, Networked Haptic Applications