Storage hierarchy for video-on-demand systems
Hideharu Suzuki, Kazutoshi Nishimura, Akira Uemori, Hiroaki Sakamoto · Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE · 1994
In this paper, we evaluate the performance of our trial hierarchical storage server by using simulation. Our system is composed of magnetic disk drives and an optical mass storage system (MSS). This is based on three key techniques: (1) multiple readout control using the time slot synchronous method, (2) quick access control of the MSS by using magnetic disk drives, (3) a storage hierarchy method for video programs that has three configurations. To verify the effectiveness of our storage hierarchy, we construct a queuing network simulation model of the system based on experimentally measured values, and analyze the average waiting time for each of the three configurations of video programs. Selecting the appropriate video program configuration shortens the average waiting time to half of previous times, with a quick access of less than 1 second, and with 8 simultaneous readouts. Storage costs are reduced to about half that of magnetic disk drives only.