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Dedication To My Parents For their love, sacrifice, encouragement, and patience and Ajji Whose memories shall always be with me iv Acknowledgments My advisor, Prof. Tom Little, has constantly inspired me to set high goals for myself and helped me attain them. Ever since I became a member of the Multimedia Communications Laboratory, Tom has enthusiastically guided my research and was patient as I meandered through many topics and ideas. I thank Tom for his guidance, support, encouragement, and friendship. Wayne Duso, my manager at EMC constantly encouraged me in my endeavor and provided an excellent atmosphere at work that let me balance my educational and professional commitments. I thank Wayne for his support and for helping me maintain my focus as I tried to complete this dissertation. My colleagues at the MCL have constantly encouraged me and my interactions with them have enabled me to broaden my knowledge. I would like to thank Johnishnan for the many stimulating discussions and collaborations that made my stay at the MCL very enjoyable. v My colleagues at EMC have constantly encouraged me. John Forecast and Lev Vaitzblit were always willing to discuss new ideas and issues. Bill Conway wrote the " voltest " utility which enabled me to measure disk performance. away from home and constantly encouraged me for which I am indebted to them. Last but not the least, I thank my parents for their love and encouragement, Peli for letting me be a big brother, and Sowmya for inspiring me to finish this dissertation.
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