Real time data update framework

Question

Am developing client-server application for updating real time chart. Can anyone suggest me any framework/concepts for developing .Net based Server application (so that server will respond to clients very faster)

Client is not a web-based one (it will be MatLab client application). And each client will establish individual connection with server. Server needs to respond to individual client in real time.

Answer 1

I would look into signalR. It's a push framework that lets you maintain long running connections between client and server which enables the server to push updates to the client.

http://www.asp.net/signalr/overview/signalr-20/getting-started-with-signalr-20/tutorial-getting-started-with-signalr-20

Answer 2

SignalR is absolutely awesome here, and with OWIN you can host SignalR within a console app even. However, if you are not interested in learning a new framework, and are not using asp.net, you might want to use a regular Socket library provided with .NET and go from there.