Using the ADDE

This section provides an overview of the ADDE (Abstract Data Distribution Environment) system. The ADDE allows your workstation to act as a client, efficiently accessing data from multiple McIDAS servers. This chapter introduces you to ADDE concepts and use. The following topics are included:

• Terminology
• Clients and Servers
• Data Naming Scheme
• Client and Server Look-up Tables
• Naming Data On Your Local Server
• Using Compressed Data Transfers
• Setting the ADDE Client Timeout
• Setting the Image Tracking Mode
• Setting the Expanded Stretch Option