[Opensim-dev] [Opensim-users] revised terms...

[Stefan Andersson]

Once upon a time it was an ambition of ours to be able to separate scene and region as well, so that one scene (collection of entities that is governed by a physscene) could be spread out over several regions (which we have thought of as 'IP EndPoint') - and one region could consist of several scenes, each goverend by their own set of modules.
That process has long since stopped, but I do think the idea had some merit.
 
Just to add to the confusion. ;)Best regards,Stefan AnderssonTribal Media AB Join the 3d web revolution : http://tribalnet.se/ 



Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2008 13:13:59 -0600From: james.stallings at gmail.comTo: opensim-users at lists.berlios.deSubject: Re: [Opensim-users] revised terms...Sounds pretty concise to me :)The only suggestion I would make is to use the term 'sim' to refer to the 'simulator instance' - i.e., a running instance of the simulator software, serving one or more 'regions', i.e., one 65535m^2 spot on the grid-local map.These terms are often used interchangeably, where perhaps theey should not be.Cheers!James
On Wed, Nov 26, 2008 at 12:43 PM, Paul Fishwick <fishwick at cise.ufl.edu> wrote:
Here is a suggested rewrite. Hopefully, I havenot confused matters:1. Logical Space (map) is defined as follows:  1.1 A Grid contains one or more Regions,        where each region is managed by        a different Region Server. A Grid map        is indexed by Grid coordinates.        [Example: OSGrid]  1.2 A Sim contains one or more Regions,        where each region is managed by         the same Region Server. A Sim map is         indexed by Sim coordinates.  1.3 A Region is 65,536 sq. meters, and        contains one or more Parcels2. Physical space (architecture) is defined as follows:   2.1 StandAlone Mode is one computer running         one Sim (one instance of OpenSim).   2.2 Grid Mode is one or more computers in the         following configurations:         2.2.1  Region Server: Region servers  are                   defined by an instance of OpenSim, and                   they are clients of the Grid Server.                   [Example: a region that connects to OSGrid]         2.2.2  Grid Server: Grid servers (UGAIM) connect                   the Region Servers together to form a Grid.                   [Example: OSGrid servers]    2.3  Hypergrid Mode is a hyperlinked configuration           involving Sims and GridspJohn Hopkin wrote:> Paul Fishwick wrote:>>>> A Region is the same thing as a Sim (65,536 sq. meters)>>>> Rightly or wrongly, I've been making a distinction between those two> terms since using Opensim, although they're pretty much equivalent in> SL:>> - A Region is a 64K area> - A Sim is an instance of OpenSim.exe>> A single Sim can host several Regions; Linden tend to run each Region> in a separate Sim, so they can be split in hardware terms, but I> prefer to run my four Regions with just one Sim, and this is normal> for Opensim.> _______________________________________________> Opensim-users mailing list> Opensim-users at lists.berlios.de> https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/opensim-users>>--Dr. Paul A. Fishwick           E-Mail: fishwick at cise.ufl.eduDept. of Computer & Info       Phone & FAX: (352) 392-1414 Science and Engineering       WWW: http://www.cise.ufl.edu/~fishwickUniversity of Florida          (PGP Key available at above WWW address)P. O. Box 116120332 Bldg. CSE, Gainesville, FL 32611-6120_______________________________________________Opensim-users mailing listOpensim-users at lists.berlios.dehttps://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/opensim-users-- ===================================The windscours the earth for prayersThe night obscures themhttp://osgrid.orghttp://del.icio.us/SPQRhttp://twitter.com/jstallings2http://www.linkedin.com/pub/5/770/a49
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