The Smart Port Card: An Embedded Unix Processor Architecture for Network Management and Active Networking

Authors

John D. DeHart, Washington University in St Louis
William D. Richard, Washington University in St. LouisFollow
Edward W. Spitznagel, Washington University in St. Louis
David E. Taylor

Document Type

Technical Report

Department

Computer Science and Engineering

Publication Date

2001-01-01

Filename

WUCS-01-18.PDF

Technical Report Number

WUCS-01-18

Abstract

This paper describes the architecture of the Smart Port Card (SPC) designed for use with the Washington University Gigabit Switch. The SPC uses an embedded Intel Pentium processor running open-source NetBSD to support network management and active networking applications. The SPC physically connects between a switch port and a normal link adapter, allowing cell streams to be processed as they enter or leave the switch. In addition to the hardware architecture, this paper describes current and future applications for the SPC.

Comments

Permanent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.7936/K7251GD4

Recommended Citation

DeHart, John D.; Richard, William D.; Spitznagel, Edward W.; and Taylor, David E., "The Smart Port Card: An Embedded Unix Processor Architecture for Network Management and Active Networking" Report Number: WUCS-01-18 (2001). All Computer Science and Engineering Research.
https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/cse_research/259