Coding for Distributed Storage: Fundamental Limits and Code Designs

文件共享、大型科学项目和社交网络等应用正在推动对可靠和可持续的分布式存储系统的需求。该项目旨在开发专门针对此类应用中的存储需求进行优化的下一代存储系统的理论和代码设计。该项目处于有利地位，可以为澳大利亚未来的数据中心需求提供具有成本效益的本土解决方案。其潜在的直接好处是：对存储系统的知识库和基本功能的贡献；为不同的存储应用量身定做的实用代码；知识产权创造和商业化；以及对未来澳大利亚学术和工业创新者的教育。

Applications such as file sharing, large-scale scientific projects, and social networking are fuelling the need for reliable and sustainable distributed storage systems. This project aims to develop the theory and the code designs for next-generation storage systems that are specifically optimised for the storage needs in such applications. This project is well placed to provide cost-effective, home-grown solutions for Australia's future data centre needs. Its potential immediate benefits are: contribution to the knowledge base and fundamental capabilities in storage systems; practical codes tailor-made for different storage applications; IP creation and commercialisation; and, education of future Australian academic and industrial innovators.