Writing software for a network processor involves implementing inter-process communication and resource management functions at a level of complexity found in distributed computing applications. So, ...

Start-up Cswitch Corp. this month introduced a novel configurable-logic chip targeting packet-processing applications in networking, wireless base stations, and telecom-infrastructure applications.

The field of packet classification is pivotal to modern network operations, underpinning the ability to manage data traffic efficiently and securely. This discipline involves algorithms and ...

Development of a programming language for the data plane. The importance of composability for NIC portables. Managing programs and data with the control plane. This is the fifth chapter in our ...

“The capacity of offloading data and control tasks to the network is becoming increasingly important, especially if we consider the faster growth of network speed when compared to CPU frequencies.

SUNNYVALE, Calif. & YOKNEAM, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mellanox Technologies, Ltd. (NASDAQ: MLNX), a leading supplier of high-performance, end-to-end interconnect solutions for data center servers and ...

In the last issue we started following a packet's journey from the wire up to the higher levels of network stack processing. We left the packet at the end of layer 3 processing, where IP has ...

Packets hit key steps as they move through flow-processing engines used in applications that require 40 Gbits/s of stateful deep packet inspection, for example. LF: What is flow processing? JS: As the ...

Network processors are designed for speed, but programming them is often a challenge. Here, you'll find the information you need to write software that makes the most of them. Network processors are ...

Production-proven across Fortune 500 enterprises, the Perfect Packet architecture analyzes, inspects, and secures traffic at the optimal point, whether on device or in the cloud, eliminating the ...