Storage Subsystem for Multimedia Server
Katsuhiko Nishikawa, Kohichi SHIGA, Kazuhisa Seki · Journal of the Magnetics Society of Japan · 1997
We have studied storage subsystems for multimedia servers in application systems that require huge storage capacities. The importance of multimedia servers has grown recently due to the increasing popularity of online services such as home shopping and video-on-demand. In this paper, we describe an architecture suitable for high-speed transmission of multimedia data. We also explain the characteristics of our Multimedia Stream Adapter (MSA), which we developed based on this architecture. Using this technology, we have built the Fujitsu Media Server*1, which is capable of providing the most cost-efficient multimedia information system available.