pushp@nic.cerf.net (Pushpendra Mohta) (07/17/90)
Hi I am interested in pursuing the performance of X windows with repect to the communication overhead and local/remote processing split. 1. Where is the protocol definition documented ? 2. Have any studies been conducted on the topic posed above or similar topics ? 3. Do different vendor realizations differ in a non-trivial manner with respect to the communication/processing split posed above ? Do different releases ( i.e R3/R4) differ in this matter ? 4. Have any studies been conducted on the performance of X or other windowing systems on wide area networks like the Internet ? (I realize that this is a very vague question , I have not defined performance here, but I am looking for *ANY* studies ) 5. Is this a valid performance question ? What are other performance parameters of interest to the community ? ( Read to mean - Am I asking stupid questions ? :-) ) 6. If this is not the appropriate forum for asking these questions, what is ? Email replies will be appreciated. Enough interest will warrant posting a summary. Thank You --pushpendra CERFNet/SDSC/UCSD