Network-Embedded Programmable Storage and Its Applications
Sumeet Sobti, Junwen Lai, Yilei Shao, Nitin Garg, Chi Zhang, Ming Zhang, Fengzhou Zheng, Arvind Krishnamurthy and Randolph Wang
Proc. 3rd IFIP-TC6 Networking Conference (NETWORKING), May 2004.

Abstract

We consider the utility of two key properties of network-embedded storage: programmability and network-awareness. We describe two extensive applications, whose performance and functionalities are significantly enhanced through innovative combination of the two properties. One is an incremental file-transfer system tailor-made for low-bandwidth conditions. The other is a ``customizable'' distributed file system that can assume very different personalities in different topological and workload environments. The applications show how both properties are necessary to exploit the full potential of network-embedded storage. We also discuss the requirements of a general infrastructure to support easy and effective access to network-embedded storage, and describe a prototype implementation of such an infrastructure.

BibTeX Entry

@InProceedings{SLS+:stone,
  author =    "Sumeet Sobti and Junwen Lai and Yilei Shao and Nitin Garg and Chi Zhang and Ming Zhang and Fengzhou Zheng and Arvind Krishnamurthy and Randolph Wang",
  title =     "Network-Embedded Programmable Storage and Its Applications",
  booktitle = "Proc. 3rd IFIP-TC6 Networking Conference (NETWORKING)",
  year =      "2004",
  month =     may,
}

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