Summer 2002 Project - Network Processor IXP1200

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Project Objectives

This research centers on investigating how to use Intel Network Processor - IXP1200 to construct intellegent and high speed netwok for high performance parallel computing and other high speed network applications. The main topics are:

Construct hardware and software environment with IX12EB board provided by Intel;
Try packet switching example application and verify the performance of IXP1200;
Design forward plane and control plane code for an undefined network application;

Project Documentation

Related Papers & Documents

Papers:

Evaluating Network Processors in IP Forwarding, (summary) Tammo Spalink, Scott Karlin, Larry Peterson, Department of Computer Science, Princeton University.

Building a Robust Software-Based Router Using Network Processors, (summary) Tammo Spalink, Scott Karlin, Larry Peterson, Yitzchak Gottlieb, Department of Computer Science, Princeton University.

Intel IXP1200 Network Processor and Digital Video Broadcasting, (summary) Markku Leinio Turku Polytechnic, School of Telecommunications and e-Business.

The Genesis Kernel: A Programming System for Spawning Network Architectures, (summary) M. E. Kounavis, A. T. Campbell, S. Chou, F. Modoux, J. Vicente, and H. Zhang, Columbia University, New York.

Virtuosity: Programmable Resource Management for Spawning Networks, (summary)D. A. Villela, A. T. Campbell and J. Vicente, Columbia University, New York.

Manual:

Installation Guide (pdf), Intel.

Other documents from Intel IXA SDK 2.0 Volumn II.

Documents from Intel IXA SDK 2.0 Volumn I.

bp1200.pdf, BP1200 Device Manual.

WinMan.PDF, BPWin General User's Manual.