Storage performance evaluation of media server based on multi-core network processors

Abstract

Nowadays, the rapid development of digital TV media applications proposes higher requirements on the performance of the media servers. This paper discusses such a media server based on multi-core network processors. These servers are deployed at the edge of the Internet to provide services independently, catering to the characteristics of digital TV. However, it is crucial to find an appropriate storage solution that provides high IO performance for the media servers in such architecture. In this paper, based on the disk array and storage cluster technology, several storage solutions for the media server are evaluated and discussed. Finally we propose the most appropriate storage solution for the media server at present.