Data storage and retrieval in diskarraybased video servers
Journal
Multimedia Technology for Applications
Pages
323-346
Date Issued
1998
Author(s)
Abstract
In response to the emergence of various multimedia applications, a significant amount of research effort has recently been expended on ways to deal with video data storage and retrieval in disk-array-based video servers. In this chapter, we examine various issues on video storage and retrieval in disk arrays. The issue of video replication in disk arrays is first discussed. Next we describe some prior studies on disk scheduling and examine methods to minimize the buffer requirement of the video server. The issue of storing scalable videos is then investigated. Finally, methods to support interactive viewing functions, such as pause/resume and fast browsing operations, for a disk-array-based video server are considered. An alternative model to support video viewing by video downloading is also discussed.
Type
book part