The Architecture and Performance Evaluation of iSCSI-Based United Storage Network Merging NAS and SAN

Authors

  • Xianglin Fu
  • Changsheng Xie
  • Ruifang Liu
  • Shenggang Pan

Keywords:

iSCSI, Network Attached Channel (NAC), United Storage Networks (USN), NAS (Network Attached Storage), SAN (Storage Area Network)

Abstract

With the ever increasing volume of data in networks, the traditional storage architecture is greatly challenged; more and more people pay attention to network storage. Currently, the main technology of network storage is represented by NAS (Network Attached Storage) and SAN (Storage Area Network). They are different, but mutually complementary and used under different circumstances; however, both NAS and SAN may be needed in the same company. To reduce the TOC (total of cost), for easier implementation, etc., people hope to merge the two technologies. Additionally, the main internetworking technology of SAN is the Fibre Channel; however, the major obstacles are in its poor interoperability, lack of trained staff, high implementation costs, etc. To solve the above-mentioned issues, this paper creatively introduces a novel storage architecture called USN (United Storage Networks), which uses the iSCSI to build the storage network, and merges the NAS and SAN techniques supplying the virtues and overcoming the drawbacks of both, and provides both file I/O and block I/O service simultaneously.

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Published

2012-02-21

How to Cite

Fu, X., Xie, C., Liu, R., & Pan, S. (2012). The Architecture and Performance Evaluation of iSCSI-Based United Storage Network Merging NAS and SAN. COMPUTING AND INFORMATICS, 21(6), 547–561. Retrieved from https://www.cai.sk/ojs/index.php/cai/article/view/475