A system and method for caching and managing data streams from a storage media is disclosed. The system includes a plurality of virtual buffers for a plurality of data streams. Each data stream correlates to a virtual buffer. The system also includes a cache memory to store the plurality of virtual buffers. The system also includes a stream manager to assign the plurality of data streams to the plurality of virtual buffers.

 
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