Title :
Communications issues in BBFS, a broadband distributed filesystem
Author :
Hillyer, Bruce K. ; Robinson, Bethany S.
Author_Institution :
AT&T Bell Lab., Holmdel, NJ, USA
Abstract :
BBFS is a distributed broadband file system research effort to support data-intensive applications. The LuckyNet gigabit network provides the communications infrastructure for the BBFS prototype, and computation resources are obtained from adjunct processors on LuckyNet´s HPC/VORX distributed computer environment. A discussion is presented of the characteristics of emerging applications and the main ideas of BBFS. A description is also presented of desirable features of a communications interface for LuckyNet application processors
Keywords :
broadband networks; distributed databases; wide area networks; BBFS; HPC/VORX distributed computer environment; LuckyNet gigabit network; WAN; adjunct processors; application characteristics; application processors; broadband distributed filesystem; communications infrastructure; communications interface; computation resources; data-intensive applications; research effort; Application software; Bandwidth; Communications technology; Computer networks; Displays; Distributed computing; Memory; Optical buffering; Prototypes; Streaming media;
Conference_Titel :
Global Telecommunications Conference, 1991. GLOBECOM '91. 'Countdown to the New Millennium. Featuring a Mini-Theme on: Personal Communications Services
Conference_Location :
Phoenix, AZ
Print_ISBN :
0-87942-697-7
DOI :
10.1109/GLOCOM.1991.188545
