Practical Network Coding for the Update Problem in Cloud Storage Systems
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Abstract
Cloud storage systems are emerging as the primary solution for online storage and information sharing. As the demand for such a service is increasing at a phenomenal rate, the cost for maintaining and delivering content concerns the cloud providers and ISPs. As in other distributed systems, e.g., file sharing and multimedia streaming, network coding can significantly simplify the process for content distribution and retrieval. However, it also raises difficulties in updating portions of a file, as any change in the file will impact all coded content in the system. In this paper, we present the differential update model and its optimization for updating coded blocks by delivering only the changes in a file. We complete the design with an update algorithm and a communication protocol among all participants in the system. Our experimental results verify that our design makes network coding practical for file updates in cloud storage systems. The proposed update model leads to bandwidth saving, compared to conventional update mechanisms, with minimal computational costs.
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