Abstract
This paper focuses (in the design of low cost mediaon-dcmand servers. I,imitations of single-processor architectures and their input/output .subsystems are shown. An original device culled initoiionuiiis media I/O module {AMIOM) is proposed. The device consists of a local Cl'U, a local buffer memory, and an interconnection unit tbat allows the communication with two .subordinate buses. The objective is to migrate the stream and its control from (lie host and to make the [/() subsystem scalable. Features of the proposed AMIOM are presented in detail. The interconnection and operation of multiple modules are discussed. 1'erformance of the improved design is evaluated with taking into consideration communication overheads. The effect of attaching multiple I/O devices to each of the module's subordinate buses is also analy/ed. Comparison of the classical design und the improved one sbovv.s significant performance gain.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1065-1073 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 30 Nov 1999 |
Keywords
- Input/output subsystem
- Niedia-oii-deniancl
- Server design
- Bridges
- Switches
- Large Hadron Collider
- Network servers
- Information retrieval
- Random access memory
- Streaming media
- Pipelines
- Delay
- Microwave integrated circuits
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Media Technology
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering