Abstract :
Resolution - deciding on the appropriate action for a packet, based on a provided table of rules - is an extremely important problem in computer networks. Both routing and filtering require fast resolution. In this paper, we explore the possibility of using XMT, a recently-implemented FPGA-based general parallel machine, to perform resolution. While XMT is still not mature, our early results show that our systems, POPE and PaNeL, outperform the state-of-the-art serial solution by one to two orders of magnitude. Thus, we suggest that XMT may become a viable solution for fast packet processing in the future.
Keywords :
computer networks; parallel machines; telecommunication network routing; FPGA-based general parallel machine; POPE system; PaNeL systems; XMT; computer networks; extensible multithreading; fast packet processing; field programmable gate array; routing tables; Arrays; Instruction sets; Internet; Parallel processing; Phase change random access memory; Standards;
