As the numbers of subscribers, competitors, and technology advances grow, communications service providers (CoSPs) need to differentiate their products and services while keeping improved power efficiency and the need to control total cost of ownership (TCO) as ever-present goals. Intel and HCL have addressed these challenges with a joint solution that combines Intel® hardware and HCL software. HCL has created a solution using the Intel® FPGA Programmable Acceleration Card (Intel FPGA PAC) N3000 that can dramatically increase network functions virtualization infrastructure (NFVi) routing and switching performance while preserving flexibility.
The resulting solution, the Open vSwitch (OvS), is a production quality, multilayer virtual switch that can implement software-defined networking (SDN), which is crucial to creating a closed-loop, fully automated NFVi solution. The OvS can either forward packets through a kernel-based datapath or by using the Linux Data Plane Development Kit (DPDK).
Aggressive software optimization offloads NFVi forwarding tasks to the Intel FPGA PAC N3000, yielding the following preliminary results1:
For more details, see the new Solution Brief titled “Increase NFVi Performance and Flexibility.” (Click on the link to download the Solution Brief.)
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1 Statements in this document that refer to future plans or expectations are forward-looking statements. These statements are based on current expectations and involve many risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such statements. For more information on the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially, see our most recent earnings release and SEC filings at intc.com.
Intel technologies’ features and benefits depend on system configuration and may require enabled hardware, software or service activation. Performance varies depending on system configuration. No product or component can be absolutely secure.
Intel does not control or audit third-party data. You should consult other sources to evaluate accuracy.
Cost reduction scenarios described are intended as examples of how a given Intel- based product, in the specified circumstances and configurations, may affect future costs and provide cost savings.
Circumstances will vary. Intel does not guarantee any costs or cost reduction.
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The resulting solution, the Open vSwitch (OvS), is a production quality, multilayer virtual switch that can implement software-defined networking (SDN), which is crucial to creating a closed-loop, fully automated NFVi solution. The OvS can either forward packets through a kernel-based datapath or by using the Linux Data Plane Development Kit (DPDK).
Aggressive software optimization offloads NFVi forwarding tasks to the Intel FPGA PAC N3000, yielding the following preliminary results1:
For more details, see the new Solution Brief titled “Increase NFVi Performance and Flexibility.” (Click on the link to download the Solution Brief.)
Notices and Disclaimers
1 Statements in this document that refer to future plans or expectations are forward-looking statements. These statements are based on current expectations and involve many risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such statements. For more information on the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially, see our most recent earnings release and SEC filings at intc.com.
Intel technologies’ features and benefits depend on system configuration and may require enabled hardware, software or service activation. Performance varies depending on system configuration. No product or component can be absolutely secure.
Intel does not control or audit third-party data. You should consult other sources to evaluate accuracy.
Cost reduction scenarios described are intended as examples of how a given Intel- based product, in the specified circumstances and configurations, may affect future costs and provide cost savings.
Circumstances will vary. Intel does not guarantee any costs or cost reduction.
© Intel Corporation. Intel, the Intel logo, and other Intel marks are trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries. Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others.