System for determining the order and frequency in which space is allocated on individual storage devices
US6829678B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 18, 2000 |
| Grant date | Dec 7, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 30, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/10
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Space is allocated on data storage devices in proportion to weights associated with the storage devices. The weights can be dynamically adjusted at any time in order to accommodate changes in the system and to better utilize the storage devices. The technique used to perform the allocating is independent of the weights used by the allocating. Further, the allocation technique can accommodate general purpose data streams having varying lengths and/or varying access patterns, as well as special purpose data streams, such as video streams.
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