A server-less architecture for building scalable, reliable, and cost-effective video-on-demand systems.

Leung Wai Tak.Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2002.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 58-60).Abstracts in English and Chinese.Acknowledgement --- p.IAbstract --- p.II摘要 --- p.IIIChapter Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.1Chapter Chapter 2 --- Related Works --- p.5Chapter 2.1 --- Previous Works --- p.5Chapter 2.2 --- Contributions of this Study --- p.7Chapter Chapter 3 --- Architecture --- p.9Chapter 3.1 --- Data Placement Policy --- p.10Chapter 3.2 --- Retrieval and Transmission Scheduling --- p.13Chapter 3.3 --- Fault Tolerance --- p.20Chapter Chapter 4 --- Performance Modeling --- p.22Chapter 4.1 --- Storage Requirement --- p.22Chapter 4.2 --- Network Bandwidth Requirement --- p.23Chapter 4.3 --- Buffer Requirement --- p.24Chapter 4.4 --- System Response Time --- p.27Chapter Chapter 5 --- System Reliability --- p.29Chapter 5.1 --- System Failure Model --- p.29Chapter 5.2 --- Minimum System Repair Capability --- p.32Chapter 5.3 --- Redundancy Configuration --- p.35Chapter Chapter 6 --- System Dimensioning --- p.37Chapter 6.1 --- Storage Capacity --- p.38Chapter 6.2 --- Network Capacity --- p.38Chapter 6.3 --- Disk Access Bandwidth --- p.39Chapter 6.4 --- Buffer Requirement --- p.41Chapter 6.5 --- System Response Time --- p.43Chapter Chapter 7 --- Multiple Parity Groups --- p.45Chapter 7.1 --- System Failure Model --- p.47Chapter 7.2 --- Buffer Requirement --- p.47Chapter 7.3 --- System Response Time --- p.49Chapter 7.4 --- Redundancy Configuration --- p.49Chapter 7.5 --- Scalability --- p.51Chapter Chapter 8 --- Conclusions and Future Works --- p.53Appendix --- p.55Chapter A. --- Derivation of the Artificial Admission Delay --- p.55Chapter B. --- Derivation of the Receiver Buffer Requirement --- p.56Bibliography --- p.5