Data Plane Development Kit

WSO2 Introduces WSO2 API Platform for Kubernetes

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Monday, September 18, 2023

WSO2 is addressing this challenge with today’s introduction of WSO2 API Platform for Kubernetes (WSO2 APK.)

Key Points: 
  • WSO2 is addressing this challenge with today’s introduction of WSO2 API Platform for Kubernetes (WSO2 APK.)
  • The fully open-source platform adheres to the Kubernetes Gateway API specification, and it seamlessly integrates with Kubernetes’ robust features, including container orchestration, namespaces for organizing clusters, scalability, and service discovery, among others.
  • As a result, enterprises using WSO2 APK can optimize their API management practices and workflows while accelerating the delivery of solutions within their Kubernetes environments.
  • WSO2 APK builds on this commitment by providing a comprehensive API management platform designed specifically to utilize and integrate with the Kubernetes capabilities developers rely on for their modern, cloud native applications,” said Chris Davey, WSO2 vice president and general manager - API & integration software business unit.

NEC collaborates with Intel to achieve market-leading low power consumption in 5G core network UPF to support green networks

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Tuesday, February 21, 2023

This was accomplished in a UPF performance test of a containerized standalone converged core network and will help telecommunications carriers to meet their energy consumption and cost reduction goals for 4G / 5G network operations.

Key Points: 
  • This was accomplished in a UPF performance test of a containerized standalone converged core network and will help telecommunications carriers to meet their energy consumption and cost reduction goals for 4G / 5G network operations.
  • Moreover, the applications have high energy usage and power consumption as they constantly poll the Network Interface Card (NIC), (i.e.
  • NEC was able to optimize power consumption by dynamically adjusting the Xeon processor usage with real time traffic in consideration of operations on a commercial network.
  • Going forward, NEC and Intel will continue to develop and co-create technologies aimed at reducing power consumption and achieving carbon neutrality.

Arm Announces Appointment of Paul E. Jacobs and Rosemary Schooler to its Board of Directors

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Wednesday, November 30, 2022

I look forward to working with both Paul and Rosemary as we strengthen our leadership position in the semiconductor ecosystem and prepare for the public markets.

Key Points: 
  • I look forward to working with both Paul and Rosemary as we strengthen our leadership position in the semiconductor ecosystem and prepare for the public markets.
  • I have worked with Arm from the early days of smartphones and the wireless internet, Paul E. Jacobs added.
  • I am excited to join Arms Board and work with the world-class team here to help drive the next technology revolutions.
  • Arm is poised to be a leader in the semiconductor and computing industries, said Rosemary Schooler.

SCB-1739 powered by Intel(R) Snow Ridge/Parker Ridge Processor

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Wednesday, November 9, 2022

TAIPEI, Nov. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --SCB-1739 is AEWIN latest network appliance powered by new Intel Atom P series processor which is also called Snow Ridge.

Key Points: 
  • TAIPEI, Nov. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --SCB-1739 is AEWIN latest network appliance powered by new Intel Atom P series processor which is also called Snow Ridge.
  • Benefited by the increased efficiency of CPU cores with Intel Dynamic Load Balancer, SCB-1739 presents an incredible boost of performance with low power consumption.
  • Regarding the one powered by Parker Ridge processor, it is with up to 8 cores of Atom C5000 series.
  • Not only do they embody the excellent processing power of Intel Snow Ridge/Parker Ridge processors, but they also benefit from AEWIN's 20+years of experience in designing network systems for performance optimization and enhanced reliability.

Telco Systems Frees Valuable CPU Resources With Increased Performance Using Hardware Acceleration on Arm-Based SoCs From NXP

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Monday, June 17, 2019

This new solution utilizes the NXP Advanced I/O Processor (AIOP) engine and is integrated on NXP Layerscape LS2088A and LS1088A multicore processors.

Key Points: 
  • This new solution utilizes the NXP Advanced I/O Processor (AIOP) engine and is integrated on NXP Layerscape LS2088A and LS1088A multicore processors.
  • In addition, this solution frees one or more CPU cores, usually fully consumed by host DPDK for use by VNFs.
  • This allows more VNFs to be run or even higher VNF performance to be achieved without upgrading the hardware.
  • Telco Systems continues working closely with NXP and its Arm-based SoCs to further optimize and extend its hardware acceleration solution, making it available to VNF vendors as a generic offload API."

ATS Launches Demo on SDN Performance Comparison with Multi-Data Paths (Tungsten Fabric, FD.io) at ONS North America 2019

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Thursday, March 21, 2019

The demo will illustrate the performance of Vector Packet Processing (VPP) versus Data Plane Development Kit (DPDK) vRouter, both being controlled by the same Tungsten Fabric controller.

Key Points: 
  • The demo will illustrate the performance of Vector Packet Processing (VPP) versus Data Plane Development Kit (DPDK) vRouter, both being controlled by the same Tungsten Fabric controller.
  • A side-by-side performance of the two data planes will be demonstrated by adjusting the network conditions through a background flow generator and changing the number of background flows injected into the network.
  • "ONS North America gives us the perfect opportunity to showcase just how well ATS and KGPCo are positioned to innovate the next generation of network domains.
  • Our presence at the industry's premier open network event also allows us to talk about ATS' capabilities in Open Source, SDN, DevOps, Continuous Integration/Continuous Development (CI/CD) and Virtualized Network Function (VNF)" said Al Agarwal, CEO, ATS.

Arbor Networks Replaces VyOS vRouters with 6WIND Turbo Router

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Wednesday, September 26, 2018

SANTA CLARA, Calif. and PARIS, Sept. 26, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- 6WIND, a high-performance networking software company, today announced that Arbor Networks, a network security and network monitoring company, successfully replaced its VyOS vRouters with 6WIND Turbo Routers within its private enterprise network.

Key Points: 
  • SANTA CLARA, Calif. and PARIS, Sept. 26, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- 6WIND, a high-performance networking software company, today announced that Arbor Networks, a network security and network monitoring company, successfully replaced its VyOS vRouters with 6WIND Turbo Routers within its private enterprise network.
  • Arbor Networks was an early adopter of virtualized routing deploying nearly 100 VyOS vRouters for its training network instead of traditional hardware routers.
  • Arbor selected 6WIND's vRouters for the following benefits:
    Sustained Performance: 6WIND's Turbo Router, based on DPDK (Data Plane Development Kit), allows Arbor to simulate massive DDoS attacks.
  • "We are proud to announce Arbor Networks' successful migration from VyOS to 6WIND vRouters."

Lanner NCA-4020 is Now a Verified Intel® Select Solution for uCPE for Accelerated SD-WAN Deployment

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Tuesday, September 25, 2018

The Lanner vCPE/uCPE NCA-4020 has successfully completed extensive rounds of testing to qualify as an Intel Select Solution for uCPE.

Key Points: 
  • The Lanner vCPE/uCPE NCA-4020 has successfully completed extensive rounds of testing to qualify as an Intel Select Solution for uCPE.
  • Both DPDK and Intel QAT are core technology components of the Intel Select Solution for uCPE reference design.
  • "By verifying the NCA-4020 as an Intel Select Solution for uCPE, Lanner is helping ensure its customers are able to reduce complexity and accelerate time-to-deployment of CPE solutions."
  • The Intel Select Solution for uCPE is designed to accelerate network transformation and help communications service providers and enterprises respond to evolving network needs more effectively and rapidly.

Data Plane Development Kit (DPDK) Further Accelerates Packet Processing Workloads, Issues Most Robust Platform Release to Date

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Thursday, June 21, 2018

The DPDK project's 5th major release since joining the Linux Foundation accelerates packet processing workloads running on a wide variety of CPU architectures (including x86, ARM and Power) and supports many enhancements for Encryption, Compression and Packet processing.

Key Points: 
  • The DPDK project's 5th major release since joining the Linux Foundation accelerates packet processing workloads running on a wide variety of CPU architectures (including x86, ARM and Power) and supports many enhancements for Encryption, Compression and Packet processing.
  • DPDK is comprised of a robust community of member organizations committed to enabling accessible fast packet processing to help move the networking industry forward.
  • The Data Plane Development Kit (DPDK) project consists of libraries and drivers to accelerate packet processing workloads running on a wide variety of CPU architectures.
  • By enabling very fast packet processing, DPDK makes it possible for organizations to move performance-sensitive applications to the cloud.