Network Processor Principles and Technology

Author: Zhang Hongke
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Publish Date: 2004-11-01
Features: This book features original material, rich content, strong practicality, and can serve as an introductory guide for beginners to understand the basic knowledge of network processors. It can also be used as a reference manual for engineers engaged in project development using network processors, as well as a textbook for graduate students and senior undergraduate students in communication majors to learn about network processors. The book first provides a general introduction to network processors from the perspective of basic principles and specific technologies. Then, it mainly takes Intel's second-generation network processor IXP2XXX as an example, providing a detailed analysis of network processors from aspects such as hardware structure, software flow, programming instructions, application examples, and the use of software development tools.