An optimal multimedia object allocation solution in multi‐powermode storage systems
Yingwei Jin, Keqiu Li · Concurrency and Computation Practice and Experience · 2010
Abstract Given a set of multimedia objectsR={o1,o2, …,ok} each of which has a set of multiple versionsoi.v={Ai.0,Ai.1, …,Ai.m},i=1, 2, …,k, there is a problem of distributing these objects in a server system so that user requests for accessing specified multimedia objects can be fulfilled with the minimum energy consumption and without significant degrading of the system performance. This paper considers the allocation problem of multimedia objects in multi‐powermode storage systems, where the objects are distributed among multi‐powermode storages based on the access pattern to the objects. We design an underlying infrastructure of storage system and propose a dynamic multimedia object allocation policy based on the designed infrastructure, which integrate and prove the optimality of the proposed policy. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.