Admission control system for home video servers
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1. An admission control system comprising:
- a storage device;
a buffer memory, coupled to the storage device; and
an admission controller, coupled to the buffer memory and the storage device, the admission controller comprising;
means for determining parameters pertaining to interactions between the storage device and the buffer memory; and
means for controlling data transfers between the storage device and the buffer memory in response to at least some of the parameters.
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Abstract
An admission control system includes a storage device, and a buffer memory interconnected to the storage device. An admission controller, interconnected to the buffer memory, includes means for measuring parameters pertaining to interactions between the storage device and the buffer memory, and means for controlling data transfers between the storage device and the buffer memory in response to at least some of the parameters being measured.
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1. An admission control system comprising:
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a storage device;
a buffer memory, coupled to the storage device; and
an admission controller, coupled to the buffer memory and the storage device, the admission controller comprising;
means for determining parameters pertaining to interactions between the storage device and the buffer memory; and
means for controlling data transfers between the storage device and the buffer memory in response to at least some of the parameters. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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- 10. A device for regulating access to a buffer memory by a storage device transferring multiple data streams to and from respectively corresponding portions of the buffer memory, comprising an admission controller interconnected to the buffer memory and the storage device, the admission controller determining a plurality of parameters relating to characteristics of the buffer memory and the storage device, the admission controller regulating access to the buffer memory by each data stream in response to the parameters.
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17. A method for transferring a plurality of data streams at respective corresponding transfer rates, comprising:
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determining a plurality of parameters relating to a buffer memory having a maximum capacity and a disk storage device having a burst transfer rate;
transferring data between the disk storage device and the buffer memory in bursts at the burst transfer rate of the disk storage device and transferring data to and from the buffer memory at the respective transfer rates corresponding to each of the plurality of data streams calculating a total amount of buffer memory required to transfer all of the data streams; and
controlling access to the buffer memory by the data streams such that the total required buffer memory does not exceed the maximum capacity of the buffer memory. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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