An apparatus and method is provided for allocating a data file across a plurality of media servers in a network, wherein each media server has associated therewith one or more levels of I/O devices organized in a hierarchical manner. An attempt is made to allocate the storage of data across the I/O devices...http://www.google.com.au/patents/US5583995?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5583995 - Apparatus and method for data storage and retrieval using bandwidth allocation
