Title :
Interfacing a high performance disk array file server to a gigabit LAN
Author :
Seshan, Srinivasan ; Katz, Randy H.
Author_Institution :
Div. of Comput. Sci., California Univ., Berkeley, CA, USA
Abstract :
The design and implementation of the network architecture (hardware, software, and protocols) of the RAID-II system are described. RAID-II is a high-speed file server connected to an UltraNetwork. To support high bandwidth network transfers with the RAID-II server, the networking software is divided among the various processors in the system. With the distributed software, the CPU still limits the RAID-II file server to 21 Mbyte/s of data bandwidth on the authors´ network
Keywords :
LAN interconnection; computer communications software; file servers; magnetic disc storage; protocols; RAID-II system; UltraNetwork; gigabit LAN; hardware; high performance disk array file server; network architecture; protocols; software; Bandwidth; Computer architecture; Computer networks; File servers; Hardware; Local area networks; Network interfaces; Network servers; Protocols; Workstations;
Conference_Titel :
Local Computer Networks, 1993., Proceedings., 18th Conference on
Conference_Location :
Minneapolis, MN
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-4510-5
DOI :
10.1109/LCN.1993.591242
