Title :
System interconnection architectures for multimedia server
Author :
Rooholamini, Reza ; Cherkassky, Vladimir
Author_Institution :
Dell. Comput. Corp., USA
Abstract :
Processor and memory performance is expected to double every 1-2 years. However, the network and storage I/O subsystems has not kept pace. At the same time, the demand for I/O continues to grow, especially for applications such as multimedia. As a result, the I/O subsystems limit the overall system response time. Existing servers are not designed for handling multimedia traffic and effectively delivering the high bandwidth of the network to the processor boards. Extending asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) into the server as the interconnect fabric and communication architecture will alleviate this problem. This solution is further analyzed and simulation results is reported
Keywords :
asynchronous transfer mode; multimedia communication; multiprocessing systems; multiprocessor interconnection networks; network servers; telecommunication computing; telecommunication switching; telecommunication traffic; ATM; asynchronous transfer mode; bandwidth; communication architecture; interconnect fabric; memory performance; multimedia server; multimedia traffic; multiprocessor systems architecture; processor boards; processor performance; simulation results; storage I/O subsystems; system interconnection architectures; system response time; Application software; Asynchronous transfer mode; Computer architecture; Computer networks; Investments; LAN interconnection; Multimedia systems; Network servers; Process control; Protocols;
Conference_Titel :
Communications, 1995. ICC '95 Seattle, 'Gateway to Globalization', 1995 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2486-2
DOI :
10.1109/ICC.1995.525171
