To effectively consolidate networked attached storage (NAS), SANs and other emerging storage solutions into a single storage infrastructure, will require an intelligent storage networking switch that ...

Here are the benefits and some caveats to running data-path applications in the user space. Discussed is Linux's UIO framework. Traditionally, packet-processing or data-path applications in Linux have ...

Most packet processing takes place in the datapath, but a trend is emerging of some data passing over the control path. For example, updating CAM (content-addressable-memory) tables over the control ...

Capable of supporting Layer 2-7 switching and routing of up to 20 full-duplex Gigabit Ethernet ports simultaneously, the iFlow Packet Processor (iPP) is a high-performance, 20-Gbps, multi-threaded, ...