Title :
A study on design approaches for network processor units
Author :
Rafiq, A. N M Ehtesham ; El-Kharashi, M. Watheq ; Khan, Esam ; Gebali, Fayez
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Victoria Univ., BC, Canada
Abstract :
To meet the increasing demand of fast network data operation and ever-changing networking protocols, network processor units (NPUs) came into existence. Different approaches for designing NPUs emerged during the past few years. Each approach incorporates different configurations of functional units and data transmission techniques, thus maintaining unique features and advantages. This paper studies the characteristics and pros and cons of the different NPU design approaches.
Keywords :
application specific integrated circuits; computer networks; data communication; protocols; reduced instruction set computing; NPU design approaches; data transmission; data transmission techniques; fast network data operation; network processor units; networking protocols; Access protocols; Application specific integrated circuits; Centralized control; Data communication; Electronic mail; Manufacturing; Peer to peer computing; Program processors; Reduced instruction set computing; Token networks;
Conference_Titel :
Communications, Computers and signal Processing, 2003. PACRIM. 2003 IEEE Pacific Rim Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7978-0
DOI :
10.1109/PACRIM.2003.1235744
