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Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSN › Conference contribution/Paper › peer-review
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TY - GEN
T1 - Supporting runtime reconfiguration on network processors
AU - Lee, Kevin
AU - Coulson, Geoffrey
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - Network Processors (NPs) are set to play a key role in the next generation of networking technology. They have the performance of ASIC-based routers whilst offering a high degree of programmability. However, the programmability potential of NPs can only be realised with appropriate software. In this paper we argue that specialised software to support runtime reconfiguration is needed to fully exploit the potential of NPs. We first justify supporting runtime reconfiguration on NPs by offering real-world scenarios and discussing the issues associated with these. We then demonstrate how runtime reconfiguration can be achieved in practice through a case study of our component-based programming approach on the Intel IXP2400 NP.
AB - Network Processors (NPs) are set to play a key role in the next generation of networking technology. They have the performance of ASIC-based routers whilst offering a high degree of programmability. However, the programmability potential of NPs can only be realised with appropriate software. In this paper we argue that specialised software to support runtime reconfiguration is needed to fully exploit the potential of NPs. We first justify supporting runtime reconfiguration on NPs by offering real-world scenarios and discussing the issues associated with these. We then demonstrate how runtime reconfiguration can be achieved in practice through a case study of our component-based programming approach on the Intel IXP2400 NP.
U2 - 10.1109/AINA.2006.319
DO - 10.1109/AINA.2006.319
M3 - Conference contribution/Paper
SN - 0-7695-2466-4
SP - 721
EP - 726
BT - 20th International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications, 2006 (AINA 2006), Proceedings
PB - IEEE
CY - New York
T2 - 20th International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications
Y2 - 18 April 2006 through 20 April 2006
ER -