AoE (ATA over Ethernet) is a
protocol that allows people using a remote storage acting like a hard
drive located inside the local PC or server.
A network storage based on
AoE works in superior performance because the communication layer using
MAC address gives bandwidth efficiency much more better application
layer based on TCP/IP.
Unlike NAS (Net
Attached Storage), AoE is an SAN (Storage Area Network) configuration
that usually implementing in expensive an complex systems which require
a more flexible and aggressive storage upgrade strategy. |