Use Cases

The following is a series of use-case-based examples to take you from the problem that you have—tracking assets, sending real-time data over a WAN, or distributing streaming video to many receivers—to real code and configuration to get you started.

Each use case includes a description of the problem and full application code. They’re classified in the following sections and labeled by industry:

• System Architecture

• Video, Visualization & Simulation

• Security

Find the code in the Use Case GitHub repository

System Architecture

Asset & Vehicle Tracking

Build a scalable system for tracking many assets with frequent updates in real-time.

Aerospace & Defense Transportation & Logistics

Real-Time LAN over WAN

Connect separate real-time local networks over a WAN.

Cross-Industry

Manufacturing Automation

Faster, more reliable factory automation of flows and systems.

Industrial Automation

Microgrid Optimization

Create an ad hoc microgrid with a variety of resources that reacts dynamically to the addition of load and generation resources.

Energy Industrial Automation

Next Generation E/E

Building a future-proof architecture using RTI Connext Drive.

Automotive

Using the UMAA Standard

Creating an Anchor Controller App for a UMAA System.

Aerospace & Defense UMAA

Video, Visualization & Simulation

Video Streaming

Build a GStreamer plugin that publishes and subscribes to streaming video data.

Cross-Industry Medical GStreamer

Real-Time Simulation with Unreal®

Simulate an immersive environment using real-time data with Unreal Engine.

Gaming & Simulation Unreal

Gaming Visualization with Unity®

Integrate Connext with the Unity gaming engine.

Gaming & Simulation Unity

Security

Key Management

Use HashiCorp Vault to deploy and rotate pre-shared keys when using Connext with Lightweight Builtin Security Plugins.

IT & Cybersecurity HashiCorp Vault

Security Monitoring

Use Connext Observability Framework to monitor applications by sending DDS-Security™ logs through OpenTelemetry.

IT & Cybersecurity OpenTelemetry

Additional Use Cases

ENSCO IData Integration

Learn how RTI Connext Professional can be used in conjunction with ENSCO IData.

Aerospace & Defense ENSCO IData