Clue Tables: A Distributed, Dynamic-Binding Naming Mechanism
Cheng-Zen Yang, Chih-Chung Chen, and Yen-Jen Oyang
Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering
National Taiwan University
Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Abstract
This paper presents a distributed, dynamic naming mechanism called
clue tables for building highly scalable, highly available distributed
file systems. The clue tables naming mechanism is distinctive in
three aspects. First, it is designed to cope well with the
hierarchical structure of the modern large-scale computer networks.
Second, it implicitly carries out load balancing among servers to
improve system scalability. Third, it supports file replication and
dynamically designates a primary copy to resolve possible data
inconsistency. This paper also reports a performance evaluation of
the clue tables mechanism when compared with NFS, a popular
distributed file system.
Download the full text of this paper in
ASCII (27,949 bytes) and
POSTSCRIPT (183,427 bytes) form.
To Become a USENIX Member, please see our
Membership Information.