EMWIN ByteBlaster Internet File Push

Tracking Severe Thunderstorms and Excessive Rainfall in the Southern U.S.; Winter Storm to Impact the Northern U.S.

A storm system will shift from eastern Texas into the lower Mississippi Valley Monday with additional threats of severe thunderstorms and heavy to excessive rainfall which may bring flooding. A Flood Watch remains in effect. In the northern U.S., a storm will bring heavy snow and gusty winds over parts of the northern Rockies, northern Plains, and Upper Midwest Monday into Wednesday. Read More >

Byte Blaster:

Client/Server Internet Based Service (NWS is one of many participants)

Client software is used to receive products from other servers
Local server may have many clients - when a file is received it is immediately re-distributed
A server may collect products from different sources (e.g., satellite broadcast, local LAN, or as a client to another ByteBlaster server)
Multiple daisy chains are possible: Server -> Client/Server -> Client/Server ->…

LoadMaster (NWS)

Agent for load balancing clients on registered servers
Assists in reassignment of clients when a registered server is no longer active

Future Service Outlook:

IDP Environment does not currently support the Windows environment.

Existing operational IDP file-push protocol (e.g., XMPP) does not adequately support binary file transfer today.

Alternative 1: Switch to NWWS End User Client software to receive a portion of the EMWIN distribution

Provides an Internet push of all EMWIN US-National text products, and then some
Does not include EMWIN International or Image Products

Alternative 2: Continue to operate client/server networks in absence of the NWS ByteBlaster Servers and LoadMaster.