• Journal of the Korean Society of Industry Convergence
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• v.3 no.2
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• pp.167-178
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• 2000

Software RAID(Redundant Arrays of Inexpensive Disks) is defined as a storage system that provides capabilities of hardware RAID, and guarantees high reliability as well as high performance. In this paper, we propose an enhanced disk scheduling algorithm and a scheme to guarantee reliability of data. We also design and implement software RAID by utilizing these mechanism to develop a storage system for multimedia applications. Because the proposed algorithm improves a defect of traditional GSS algorithm that disk I/O requests arc served in a fixed order, it minimizes buffer consumption and reduces the number of deadline miss through service group exchange. Software RAID also alleviates data copy overhead during disk services by sharing kernel memory. Even though the implemented software RAID uses the parity approach to guarantee reliability of data, it adopts different data allocation scheme. Therefore, we reduce disk accesses in logical XOR operations to compute the new parity data on all write operations. In the performance evaluation experiments, we found that if we apply the proposed schemes to implement the Software RAID, it can be used as a storage system for small-sized video-on-demand servers.

• The KIPS Transactions:PartA
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• v.9A no.4
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• pp.451-458
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• 2002

In this article, we present, design, and implement a software and hardware for an embedded RAID system. The merits and drawbacks of our system are presented by performance evaluation. The proposed hardware system consists of three fibre channel controllers for the interface with fibre channel disks and hosts. Embedded Linux in which a RAID software is implemented is ported to the hardware. A SCSI target mode device driver and a target mode SCSI module are designed for that our RAID system is considered as a block device to a host computer. Linux Multi-device is used as RAID functions of this system. A data cache module is implemented for high performance and the interconnection between Linux Multi-device and the target mode SCSI module. The RAID 5 module of Multi-device is modified for improvement of read performance. The benchmark shows that the new RAID 5 module is superior to the original one in overall performance.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.36 no.10
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• pp.1026-1031
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• 2008

This paper describes the establishment result of high speed data receiving and archiving system(HDRAS) using data receiving card(DRC) developped by SaTReC and low cost RAID(Redundant Array of Independent Disks) storage instead of expensive enterprise RAID storage. We used three S-ATA2 type hard disks and performance test program developped by SaTReC to receive and save data at 350Mbps. Finally, we verified that the HDRAS using low cost RAID storage has a capacity to process received data at 79MB/s(632Mbps).

• Proceedings of the Korean Information Science Society Conference
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• 2004.04a
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• pp.4-6
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• 2004

클러스터 컴퓨터에서 접속된 모든 노드들의 디스크들을 통합 사용하기 위한 SIOS의 구현은 사용자 레벨과 파일 시스템 레벨, 그리고 디바이스 드라이버 레벨로 분류할 수 있다. 본 연구에서 제안하는 방법은 현재 공개되어 있는 소프트웨어 라이브러리만을 이용하여 리눅스 클러스터에서 SIOS를 구현하는 방법으로서, 확장 네트워크 블록 디바이스(ENBD: Enhanced Network Block Device)를 이용한 디바이스 드라이버 레벨의 하위 계층과 S/W RAID 및 NFS를 이용한 파일 시스템 레벨의 상위 계층으로 구성된다. 이 방법의 주요 장점은 현재 공개되어 있는 소프트웨어 라이브러리를 이용하기 때문에 구현이 용이하고 비용이 들지 않는다는 점이다. 그리고 하위 계층으로서 디바이스 드라이버 레벨의 ENBD를 이용하기 때문에 파일 시스템을 변경하지 않기 때문에 이전의 응용 프로그램에 대한 호환성이 높다. 또한, 상위 계층에서는 파일 시스템 레벨의 S/W RAID와 NFS를 이용함에 따라 디스크 배열 방식의 조정이 비교적 자유롭다. 또 다른 장점은 하위 계층과 상위 계층이 서로 독립적이기 때문에, 클러스터의 사용 목적에 따라 각 계층을 다양한 방법으로 변경할 수 있다는 것이다. Bonnie 벤치마크를 이용한 성능 측정 결과에 따르면, ENBD를 이용하여 RAID-5로 구성한 경우에 오버헤드가 높은 NFS를 사용했음에도 불구하고 비용이 많이 드는 다른 방법과 대등한 성능을 보였으며, 부분적으로는 더 높은 성능과 확장성을 가지는 것으로 나타났다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• 2014.05a
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• pp.644-645
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• 2014

This paper proposes a software defined storaging method to converge the network virtualization techique and the RAID of distributed storage environment. The proposed method designs software based storage which it apply a flexible control and maintenance of storages. In addition, the method overcomes the restricted of physical storage cpapcity and cut cousts of data recovery.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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• v.22 no.6
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• pp.1266-1272
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• 1997

Due to the price and performanceof uniprocessor workstations and off-the shelf networking, network of workstations(NOW) ae now a cost-effective parallel processing platform tht is competitive with supercomputers. Meanwhile, current network fiile system protocols rely heavily on a central server to coordinate file activity among client workstations. This central server can become a bottleneck that limits scalibility for environments with large numbers of clients. In this paper, we propsoe a highly reliable and effective software RAID file system on the network of workstation environment. We present results form a trace-driven simulation study that shows that the designed software RAID file system is more effective in the aspect of elapsed time when compared with client/server file systems.

• Journal of the Institute of Convergence Signal Processing
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• v.19 no.3
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• pp.125-132
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• 2018

KVN(Korean VLBI Network) introduced the Mark6 system of the MIT haystack observatory as a recorder for data recording up to 32 Gbps for VLBI(Very Long Baseline Interferometry) observation. The Mark6 recorder can record data at up to 32Gbps when two systems and 64 HDDs are installed. However, because of the unique recording method that is characteristic of Mark6, we are introducing a large amount of data into a virtual file system, or using a general RAID method, which causes data loss when reading and transferring files at the highest recording speed or file system have. The Flexbuff system, a software recorder developed by JIVE(Joint Institute for VLBI ERIC), can be configured to operate as a data recorder through RAID configuration and network upgrades. In particular, when installed in the Mark6 system, it can record VLBI data at a maximum speed of 32 Gbps with less loss of data compared to the existing Mark6 by utilizing Mark6 resources well. In this paper, we propose that the existing Mark6 system can be operated as Mark6-Flexbuff by installing jive5ab software, and it is verified through experiment that it can be effectively used for VLBI observation operation through data recording test.

• 소프트웨어공모대전
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• s.10
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• pp.145-160
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• 2005

• The KIPS Transactions:PartA
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• v.9A no.4
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• pp.535-546
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• 2002

According as the users can connect to remote hosts at anytime by using internet, the demand of non-stop system is increased. Also, the research about on-line adding/deleting disks and hosts are progressed. This paper suggests that the method of reducing additional operation when we add disks to the stripping system. That method can fast mapping like equation based mapping method because of using so-called SZIT(Striping Zone Information Table) and equations. And that method can reduce the relocation overhead in striping system at adding disks.

• Proceedings of the Korean Information Science Society Conference
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• 2001.10c
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• pp.55-57
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• 2001

본 논문에서는 최근 이슈가 되고 있는 Fibre Channel과 같은 네트워크를 이용한 공유 디스크 시스템에서 다수의 호스트가 소프웨어 RAID\ulcorner 4 흑은 5를 이용할 때, 디스크 공유에 의해 발생하는 패리티 블록 일관성 문제를 다룬다. 본 논문에서는 XDWRITE을 이용해 Software HAID에서의 일관성 문제 해결과 디스크 1/0수 감소에 대해 설명한다. 또한, 버퍼캐쉬에서 파일 블록 쓰기 발생시 원본의 복사본을 이용하여 패리티 계산을 위한 디스크 읽기의 수를 감소 시키는 방법에 대해 제안한다. 본 논문에서 제안한 방식은 기존의 방식인 보다 1.5배에서 2배 디스크 1/0의 수를 감소시키는 것을 알 수 있다.