A DHT-based virtual storage system in windows environments

This paper proposes an efficient storage virtualization system which allows users to view hard disk resources constituted of numerous nodes as a large logical space using distributed hash tables of P2P networking. The proposed system is developed at the device level of an operating system (e.g. MS-Windows) and is suitable for users in Intranet environments. This system is developed to be recognized as a single hard disk at the Windows Explorer for users' conveniences and does not require any supplementary client program at the application layer. In addition, it enhances security via cutting off breaches from external networks.