Title :
Mass storage system advances at Los Alamos
Author :
Collins, B. ; Mercier, C. ; Stup, T.
Author_Institution :
Los Alamos Nat. Lab., NM, USA
Abstract :
A new packet-switching network being developed as a testbed to evaluate new technologies, including the ANSI standard high-performance parallel interface (HPPI), crossbar switches, and packet buffering and protocol-processing distribution is described. The methods by which mass-storage systems would use and benefit from the new network are being investigated. The testbed includes an IBM 3090-600E running a test version of the Los Alamos common file system (CFS) with a HPPI implementation and a disk-stripping system.<>
Keywords :
computer networks; digital storage; packet switching; ANSI standard high-performance parallel interface; HPPI; IBM 3090-600E; ICN; Los Alamos common file system; crossbar switches; disk-stripping system; integrated computing network; mass-storage systems; packet buffering; packet-switching network; protocol-processing distribution; Communication switching; Computer networks; Laboratories; Network servers; Packet switching; Protocols; Supercomputers; Switches; System testing; Workstations;
Conference_Titel :
Mass Storage Systems, 1990. Crisis in Mass Storage. Digest of Papers., Tenth IEEE Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Monterey, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-2034-X
DOI :
10.1109/MASS.1990.113572
