Disk time-sharing apparatus and method

• Main Authors: TAKE RIICHIRO, HOTTA YUUJI, KATO TADAOMI, ITO MIKIO, DAIKOKUYA HIDEJIRO
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 30.03.2004
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: CALCULATING; COMPUTING; COUNTING; ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING; ELECTRICITY; INFORMATION STORAGE; INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORDCARRIER AND TRANSDUCER; PHYSICS; PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION

An input/output scheduling unit forms input/output groups obtained by grouping inputs/outputs to/from a disk apparatus. The input/output scheduling unit defines a ratio of the time during which each input/output group uses the disk apparatus and defines quanta tau1 to tau3 during which each input/ou...