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High-performance network and channel-based storage

Katz, 2002

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1139705967091486644
Author
Katz R
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Proceedings of the IEEE

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The technology trends underlying high-performance network-based storage, namely, advances in networks, storage devices, and I/O controller and server architectures, are discussed. The emphasis is on the integration of storage and network services and the …
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