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This paper considers the efficiency of packet buffers used in packet switches built using Network Processors (NPs). Packet buffers are typically implemented using DRAM, which provides plentiful buffering at a reasonable cost. The problem addressed in this paper is that a typical NP workload may be unable to utilize the peak DRAM bandwidth. Since the bandwidth of the packet buffer is often the bottleneck in the performance of a shared-memory packet switch, inefficient use of available DRAM bandwidth further reduces the packet throughput. Specialized hardware-based schemes that alleviate the DRAM bandwith problem in high-end routers may be less applicable to NP-based systems, in which cost is an important consideration.

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Date:Jan 2008
Pages:12

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