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From: pushp@nic.cerf.net (Pushpendra Mohta)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x,comp.windows.misc,comp.theory
Subject: Performance Analysis of X windows
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Date: 17 Jul 90 07:02:04 GMT
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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