Improving Disk Performance Via Latency Reduction

IEEE Transactions on Computers

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1991, Pages 22-30

  Ng, Spencer W ^a  

^a IBM ALMADEN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

analysis; Data storage systems; dual copy; fast write; performance; queueing model; rotation latency; synchronous disks

Indexed keywords

DATA STORAGE, MAGNETIC--DISK; DATA STORAGE, OPTICAL--DISK; PROBABILITY--QUEUEING THEORY;

DISK PERFORMANCE; LATENCY REDUCTION; ROTATION LATENCY;

DATA STORAGE UNITS;

EID: 0025745933     PISSN: 00189340     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/12.67317     Document Type: Article

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