inria-00069893, version 1

Packet classification in the NIC for improved SMP-based Internet servers

Eric Lemoine ¹, C. Pham, L. Lefèvre

N° RT-0285 (2003)

• 1:  RESO (INRIA Rhône-Alpes)
• 
  INRIA – CNRS : UMR5668 – École Normale Supérieure - Lyon France

Bibliographic reference

• Type of document: Research reports
• Domain: Computer Science/Other
• Title: Packet classification in the NIC for improved SMP-based Internet servers
• Abstract: This document describes a new networking subsystem architecture built around a packet classifier executing in the Network Interface Card (NIC). By classifying packets in the NIC, we believe that performance, scalability, and robustness can be significantly improved on shared-memory multiprocessor Internet servers. In order to demonstrate the feasibility and the benefits of the approach, we developed a software prototype (consisting in extensions to the Linux kernel and modifications to the Myrinet NIC firmware and driver) and ran a series of experiments. The obtained results, presented therein, show the relevance of the approach.
• Full text language: English
• Page number: 25
• Publication date: 2003-09
• Keywords: PARALLEL NETWORKING SUBSYSTEM / INTERNET SERVERS / PERFORMANCE / ROBUSTNESS
• Writing date: 2003-09
• Internal note: RT-0285

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• Submitted on: Friday, 19 May 2006 18:26:51
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