Multistream and Parallelism Techniques in NVMe Architectures Addressing Scalability Bottlenecks in Modern High-Performance Storage Systems

Kadiri Venkata Kathirvel Sharma

Authors

Kadiri Venkata Kathirvel Sharma Software developer, UK Author

Keywords:

NVMe, Multistream, Parallelism, Scalability, High-performance storage systems, Bottlenecks

Abstract

Modern high-performance storage systems leverage Non-Volatile Memory Express (NVMe) architectures to address the exponential demand for low latency and high throughput. However, scalability bottlenecks persist due to limited parallelism, inefficient multistream capabilities, and increased contention in shared resources. This paper explores advancements in multistream and parallelism techniques within NVMe architectures, addressing these challenges and proposing optimized strategies for scalability. We summarize key contributions from literature, propose design considerations, and visualize the comparative performance of existing techniques.

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