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High-performance packet classification algorithm for many-core and multithreaded network processor

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Xinan TangAuthors Info & Claims

CASES '06: Proceedings of the 2006 international conference on Compilers, architecture and synthesis for embedded systems

Pages 334 - 344

https://doi.org/10.1145/1176760.1176801

Published: 22 October 2006 Publication History

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Packet classification is crucial for the Internet to provide more value-added services and guaranteed quality of service. Besides hardware-based solutions, many software-based classification algorithms have been proposed. However, classifying at 10Gbps speed or higher is a challenging problem and it is still one of the performance bottlenecks in core routers. In general, classification algorithms face the same challenge of balancing between high classification speed and low memory requirements. This paper proposes a modified Recursive Flow Classification (RFC) algorithm, Bitmap-RFC, which significantly reduces the memory requirements of RFC by applying a bitmap compression technique. To speed up classifying speed, we experiment on exploiting the architectural features of a many-core and multithreaded architecture from algorithm design to algorithm implementation. As a result, Bitmap-RFC strikes a good balance between speed and space. It can not only keep high classification speed but also reduce memory space significantly.This paper investigates the main NPU software design aspects that have dramatic performance impacts on any NPU-based implementations: memory space reduction, instruction selection, data allocation, task partitioning, and latency hiding. We experiment with an architecture-aware design principle to guarantee the high performance of the classification algorithm on an NPU implementation. The experimental results show that the Bitmap-RFC algorithm achieves 10Gbps speed or higher and has a good scalability on Intel IXP2800 NP.

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CASES '06: Proceedings of the 2006 international conference on Compilers, architecture and synthesis for embedded systems

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ISBN:1595935436

DOI:10.1145/1176760

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