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Storage replication and layout in video-on-demand servers

  • Hewlett-Packard

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Abstract

We propose and analyze an architecture for storage servers in large Video on Demand (VoD) systems. We describe a method for distributing the collection of titles among the levels of the storage hierarchy, based on estimates of the mean demand for each title. The resulting distribution minimizes cost for a given level of performance. Since high availability is desirable in VoD systems, we consider the use of mirroring or parity-based redundancy (à la RAID) and estimate the effect on the system’s cost and availability. In the very-large-scale storage systems needed for VoD, the placement of disk arrays on the pool of computers must be chosen carefully to provide high availability for the least cost. We propose a strategy for arranging disk arrays on a pool of PCs; our strategy is inspired by Holland and Gibson’s work on parity declustering for RAID.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationNetwork and Operating Systems Support for Digital Audio and Video - 5th International Workshop, NOSSDAV 1995, Proceedings
EditorsThomas D. C. Little, Riccardo Gusella
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages330-341
Number of pages12
ISBN (Print)3540606475, 9783540606475
DOIs
StatePublished - 1995
Event5th International Workshop on Network and Operating Systems Support for Digital Audio and Video, NOSSDAV 1995 - Durham, United States
Duration: Apr 19 1995Apr 21 1995

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume1018
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference5th International Workshop on Network and Operating Systems Support for Digital Audio and Video, NOSSDAV 1995
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityDurham
Period04/19/9504/21/95

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