Netstation Project
Overview & Plans
Netstation Overview
Goals:
Methods:
Components:
Transport Protocol for Backplane
IP is sufficient.
Transport-layer can be significantly improved.
Derived Virtual Device
DVD is primary network device abstraction and consists of:
DVDs provide following protection mechanisms:
DVDs are created dynamically.
Netstation Display

Network `SCSI' Display
Effective use of network as backplane.
Netstation Disk
Network SCSI Disk
Create network interface to disk that is below FS level.
Create FS (STORM) that provides safe 3rd-party I/O.
Status
Components:
Netstation Plans
Software:
Hardware:
Conclusion
Network-as-backplane architecture demonstrates:
- System bandwidth that scales like a network
- Improved performance via direct 3rd-party I/O
- Chassis without a boundary (dynamic `glomming')
This can be accomplished while:
Last Modified: 02:39pm PST, March 13, 1997