Network Processors: Architectures, Protocols and Platforms - Rilegato

Lekkas, Panos C.

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ISBN 10: 0071409866 ISBN 13: 9780071409865

Casa editrice: McGraw Hill, 2003

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Explains how network processors work and provides detailed information on all major commercial architectures, from features to design considerations
Network processing units (NPUs) will be the occasion of sweeping changes in the network hardware industry over the next few years. This new breed of microchip impacts chip designers like Intel, equipment vendors like Cisco, application developers like IBM and Morotola, and an army of software engineers who spent the last decade working on protocols and network management solutions.A thoroughly practical dissection of the early NPU market, this designer's guide explains how network processors work and provides detailed information on all major commercial architectures, from features to design considerations. Comparative tables are a rich source of cross-industry info. Coverage includes traffic managers, classification chips, content-addressable memories, switch fabrics, security accelerators, storage coprocessors and NetASICs.

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L'autore:

Panos C. Lekkas (Framingham MA) is a 20-year veteran of the communications chip industry, including a stint as the lead architect for IBM's PowerPC. Most recently, as founder and principal of TeleHubLink, he created a family of microchips for network security. Lekkas co-authored the bestselling book Wireless Security, contributing a unique section on hardware issues and solutions.

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NETWORK PROCESSORS "UNDER THE HOOD"

Written with insight by a leading telecommunications chip industry veteran, Network Processor: Architectures, Protocols, and Platforms delivers an eye-opening "whole picture" look at the revolution in high-speed network equipment and provides a unique top-to-bottom review of more than 20 network processing platforms (including NP chips and coprocessors). WithNetwork Processors, you will:

* Get a clear detailed look at all NPs commercially available through mid-2003
* Learn how and why NP architectures differ from classical CPUs
* Plan for a new generation of chips used in routers and switches
* Understand the specific design trade-offs entailed by each new NP
* Understand how to evaluate platforms and architectures while being cognizant of inevitable market forces affecting NP vendors
* Understand and prepare for the issues associated with rapidly developing reusable networking software for these new processors
* Save time with a handy down-to-earth reference that, unlike other books on the subject, does not limit itself to only one company's approach or engage in abstract scholarly discussions that are not useful for an engineer's or manager's everyday reality
* Get wide view coverage of this new technology followed by directions for deeper, more specialized implementation based on your own needs

A PRACTICAL EDUCATION IN NETWORK PROCESSORS:
* Why Network Processors?
* IBM PowerNP(tm) Architecture
* Intel IXA(tm) Architecture
* AMCC nP(tm) Family of Network Processors
* Agere PayloadPlus(R) Family of Network Processors
* Motorola C-Port(R) Family of Network Processors
* Other NPU Architectures
* Alternatives to NPUs: Net ASICs & Designing with IP Cores
* Switch Fabrics
* Searcg Engines and Content-Addressable Memory (CAM)
* Classification Processors
* Traffic Managers
* Storage Coprocessors and TCP Offload Engines
* Security Coprocessors
* Systems Engineering and Software Development Issues

A MUST READ FOR:
* Hardware engineers who develop networking equipment
* Softwre engineers who code network software
* Communications chip designers
* Systems Architects or integrators
* Managers who need the facts
* Consultants

Su questa edizione

• Editore: McGraw Hill
• Data di pubblicazione: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0071409866
• ISBN 13: 9780071409865
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 456