Distribution multimedia server system using shared disk arrays connected in a chain and having two ports each that are striped with digitalized video data
US5996014A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 29, 1997 |
| Grant date | Nov 30, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 29, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/222
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The shared disk array which incorporates a plurality of disk apparatus storing the contents including the digitized video data and a plurality of element servers are connected to the shared channel network suitable for the multi-initiator architecture, whereby each of the element servers can physically share the shared disk array via the shared channel network. Further, each of the element servers is provided with the network interface suitable for the high-speed transmission and the band-width reservation, so that the contents stored in the shared disk array are read out in response to the request form the client, thus being output of the communication network via the network interface.
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