Title
Towards a Semantic-Aware File Store
Abstract
Traditional hierarchical namespaces are not sufficient for representing and managing the rich seman- tics of today's storage systems. In this paper, we discuss the principles of semantic-aware file stores. We identify the requirements of applications and end-users and pro- pose to use a generic data model to capture and repre- sent file semantics. A distinct challenge that we face is to handle dynamic evolution of the data schemas. Further, we outline a framework of basic relations and tools for generating and using semantic metadata. The proposed data model and framework are aimed to be more generic and flexible than what is offered by existing semantic file systems. We envision a range of applications and tools that will exploit semantic information, ranging from per- sonal storage systems with features for advanced search- ing and roaming access, to enterprise systems supporting distributed data location or archiving.
Year
Venue
Keywords
2003
Workshop on Workstation Operating Systems (now HotOS)/Workshop on Hot Topics in Operating Systems
file semantics,personal storage system,generic data model,data schema,data location,semantic-aware file store,semantic metadata,semantic information,semantic file system,proposed data model,storage system,enterprise system,data model
Field
DocType
Citations 
Metadata,Semantic integration,World Wide Web,Self-certifying File System,Computer science,Semantic grid,Data file,Data model,Semantic computing,Semantic data model
Conference
13
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.63
17
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Zhichen Xu1105766.72
Magnus Karlsson2130.63
Chunqiang Tang3128775.09
Christos T. Karamanolis414816.35