abstract:RFB (“remote framebuffer”) is a simple protocol for remote access to graphical user interfaces. Because it works at the framebuffer level it is applicable to all windowing systems and applications, including X11, Windows and Macintosh.
NanoHUB takes advantageofplenty of special-purpose facilities hosted at NCN sites, thenrelies onVNC'sRFBprotocol to communicate the visualresultstothedesktopswhere nanoHUB's clients sit.