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Data Plane Development Kit (DPDK*)

This open source application is a set of libraries and drivers that accelerate packet processing and the ability to create packet forwarders without the need for costly custom switches and routers.

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What's New in DPDK* 18.05?

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Introducing the DPDK Event Device Library

Learn how to partition the workload for your packet processing application using the DPDK Event Device Library (eventdev). Get an overview of the technology and API components, and see how to use the eventdev sample application and get statistics.

 

Get Started Using the DPDK Traffic Management API

Delivered in DPDK 17.08, the API includes hierarchical scheduling, traffic shaping, congestion management, and packet marking. This tutorial describes a typical DPDK function call sequence.

Optimization

Performance Optimization Guidelines

Learn the best-known methods to improve your DPDK application's performance. These skills include a profiling methodology that helps to identify bottlenecks, optimize BIOS settings, partition non-uniform memory access (NUMA) resources, enhance your Linux* configuration, and more.

 

Profile DPDK Code

Use Intel® VTune™ Profiler to profile microbenchmarks in your application. This comprehensive reference provides guidelines and instructions.

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Packet Capture Framework

Learn how the framework captures data packets on its ports. Set up traffic monitoring on DPDK-controlled devices.

 

Build Your Own Traffic Generator–DPDK in a Box

Learn how to build a DPDK-based traffic generator using the MinnowBoard Turbot*.

  

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