Simulation-based optimization of wear leveling for solid-state disk digital video recording

As solid-state disk drives (SSDs) become more popular, there is a motivation to use them for digital video recording (DVR), especially in mobile and handheld devices. However, the unique limitations of flash-memory technology, the underlying technology of SSDs, require careful consideration when attempting to implement DVR on a SSD. This work outlines a simulation-driven exploration of wearleveling techniques that, coupled with previous work in SSD DVR optimization, yields a comprehensive strategy for using SSDs to implement DVR.