Systems and Means of Informatics
2014, Volume 24, Issue 3, pp 78-91
MODERN TRENDS IN EVOLUTION OF INTEGRATED NETWORK PROCESSOR
Abstract
The article points out the increasing role of programmable integrated network processors (INP) in developments of up-to-day packet switches, routers, and various devices for network infrastructure. The article gives an analysis of recent trends in INP architecture evolution and distinguishes different programmability levels and the most significant INP macroarchitecture components.
The article reveals interdependence between macroarchitecture and opportunity to arrange inside in INP internal virtual pipelines for deterministic packet processing with high throughput and shows the crucial role of a queue manager in achieving efficient functioning of the virtual pipelines inside an INP. The article mentions the advantages of high-speed serial interfaces with interaction on the pear-to-pear basis as an attaching facility to a shared external switching fabric.
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[+] About this article
Title
MODERN TRENDS IN EVOLUTION OF INTEGRATED NETWORK PROCESSOR
Journal
Systems and Means of Informatics
Volume 24, Issue 3, pp 78-91
Cover Date
2013-11-30
DOI
10.14357/08696527140306
Print ISSN
0869-6527
Publisher
Institute of Informatics Problems, Russian Academy of Sciences
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Key words
integrated network processor; multicore processor; macroarchitecture; virtual pipeline; queue manager; high speed serial interfaces
Authors
V. Egorov 
Author Affiliations
Institute of Informatics Problems, Russian Academy of Sciences, 44-2 Vavilov Str., Moscow 119333, Russian Federation
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