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Solid-State-Drives (SSDs) Modeling [electronic resource] : Simulation Tools & Strategies / edited by Rino Micheloni

Published
Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
Physical Description
XIII, 170 pages 154 illustrations, 58 illustrations in color : online resource
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Micheloni, Rino and SpringerLink (Online service)
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Contents
NAND Flash Memories -- SSD Architecture -- Literature and Available Simulation Tools -- SSD Explorer -- Hybrid SSDs -- Simulations of SSDs at the application level (20%).
Summary
This book introduces simulation tools and strategies for complex systems of solid-state-drives (SSDs) which consist of a flash multi-core microcontroller plus NAND flash memories. It provides a broad overview of the most popular simulation tools, with special focus on open source solutions. VSSIM, NANDFlashSim and DiskSim are benchmarked against performances of real SSDs under different traffic workloads. PROs and CONs of each simulator are analyzed, and it is clearly indicated which kind of answers each of them can give and at a what price. It is explained, that speed and precision do not go hand in hand, and it is important to understand when to simulate what, and with which tool. Being able to simulate SSD’s performances is mandatory to meet time-to-market, together with product cost and quality. Over the last few years the authors developed an advanced simulator named “SSDExplorer” which has been used to evaluate multiple phenomena with great accuracy, from QoS (Quality Of Service) to Read Retry, from LDPC Soft Information to power, from Flash aging to FTL. SSD simulators are also addressed in a broader context in this book, i.e. the analysis of what happens when SSDs are connected to the OS (Operating System) and to the end-user application (for example, a database search). The authors walk the reader through the full simulation flow of a real system-level by combining SSD Explorer with the QEMU virtual platform. The reader will be impressed by the level of know-how and the combination of models that such simulations are asking for.
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ISBN
9783319517353
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text file PDF
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Springer eBooks
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