Network Export Overview

RVP communicates to a host computer through a standard TCPIP Ethernet connection. RCP8 communicates through Ethernet or serial line.

The following utilities can be used for the network communication:

• DspExport exports the dsp library over the network to separate host computers. This is the only way to interface to RVP from a separate computer.

• AntExport exports the antenna library internal state over the network to a separate host computer. This is a low-bandwidth alternative to running programs like Antenna and Bitex over the network. This allows multiple computers to control the antenna simultaneously.

  Vaisala does not recommend using this in most environments.

These utilities provide flexibility for implementing RVP, RCP, and IRIS under different network and hardware platform scenarios. For example, RVP and RCP running on separate PCI systems or in various combinations on the same PCI system.

You can also use the DspExport and AntExport utilities to run remote maintenance utilities over low-speed or high-latency network links for which the X-window export technique is not effective.