Network Processors: Architectures, Protocols and Platforms
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). With Network Processors, you will:\ * Get a clear detailed look at all NPs commercially available...
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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). With Network 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
PrefaceAcknowledgmentsPt. 1FundamentalsCh. 1The Evolution of Network Technology: Distributed Computing and the Convergence of NetworksCh. 2Network Processors: JustificationCh. 3Packet ProcessingPt. 2Network Processor ArchitecturesCh. 4IBM PowerNP(tm)Ch. 5Intel IXA Network ProcessorsCh. 6AMCC nP(tm) Family of Network ProcessorsCh. 7Agere PayloadPlus(r) Family of Network ProcessorsCh. 8Motorola's C-Port(tm) Family of Network ProcessorsCh. 9Other NPU ArchitecturesCh. 10Alternative Approaches to Network Processing: Net ASICs and Designing with IP CoresPt. 3Peripheral Chips Supporting Network Processors: Storage Processors, Classification Processors, Search Engines, Switch Fabrics, and Traffic ManagersCh. 11Storage Network Processors (SNPs)Ch. 12Search EnginesCh. 13Classification ProcessorsCh. 14Switch FabricsCh. 15Traffic ManagersPt. 4Putting Everything TogetherCh. 16Systems Engineering IssuesPt. 5Security CoprocessorsCh. 17Security CoprocessorsList of AcronymsApp. IOverview of Network-Processor Products and PlatformsApp. IITypical Traffic Load (in Millions of Packets per Second) Correspondence at Various Link Speeds and Packet SizesApp. IIIStandardization Efforts in Network ProcessingIndex
\ From Barnes & NobleThe Barnes & Noble Review\ Network processors abound, and yet little information about them is available in one place, until now. Network Processors: Architectures, Protocols and Platforms is a wonderful source of detailed information about the various network processors and alternatives on the market in both large and small flavors. It covers trade-offs and looks at cost issues. And, this most excellent book does it in a highly organized and easy-to-read format. \ You begin by delving into the network technology evolution from a historical perspective. Next, author Panos Lekkas discusses the technical/business justification of network processors. Then, the author covers the fundamental concepts related to packet processing. Next, he introduces some of the most important processor architectures. You'll then work through the other components that are needed to build a complete cutting-edge multiservice switch/router around network-processing chips. Lekkas then wraps up the material previously presented in the book by taking a step back and looking at multiple architectures and how they measure up against the computational requirements involved in a network-processing environment. Finally, security coprocessors are discussed in extensive detail, starting from cryptography fundamentals and going all the way to systems architectures, showing how this coprocessing can be engaged next to a traditional network-processing system.\ This outstanding book is a rich source of diverse and complex information about an industry that has so much to offer, and it's designed to let you go right to the information you need. What a find! John R. Vacca\ John R. Vacca, the former computer security official (CSO) for NASA's space station program (Freedom), has written nearly 40 books about advanced storage, computer security, and aerospace technology.\ \ \
