A DHT-based virtual storage system in windows environments

This paper proposes an efficient storage virtualization system which allows users to view hard disk resources constituted of numerous nodes as a large logical space using distributed hash tables of P2P networking. The proposed system is developed at the device level of an operating system (e.g. MS-Windows) and is suitable for users in Intranet environments. This system is developed to be recognized as a single hard disk at the Windows Explorer for users´ conveniences and does not require any supplementary client program at the application layer. In addition, it enhances security via cutting off breaches from external networks.