网络处理器现状及其应用和挑战

说明了网络处理器出现的背景,阐述了网络处理器的体系结构.详细介绍了网络处理器的功能技术特点和产品现状,探讨了网络处理器的各种实际应用.指出了网络处理器设计面临的问题和挑战.

Network Processor and Its Applications and Challenges

Network processor possesses traits of hardware high-speed and software flexibility, which can address network bottleneck and adapt to various new protocols, thus having perfect prospects. In this paper, backgrounds of the emergence of network processors and their architectures are explained firstly. Then, functions, technology characteristics and present status of network processors are introduced in detail. Next, various practical applications of network processors are discussed. Finally, problems and challenges that network processors must face are pointed out and a summary of the paper is given.