Parallel processing has been proposed as a means of improving network protocol
throughput. Several different strategies have been taken towards parallelizing protocols. A …

Techniques for avoiding the high memory overheads found on many modern shared-
memory multiprocessors are of increasing importance in the development of high …

Current software implementations of current cryptographic algorithms are orders of
magnitude slower than required to secure a gigabit network. This paper examines three …

Programmable network interfaces provide the potential to extend the functionality of network
services but lead to instruction processing overheads when compared to application-specific …

Two major performance bottlenecks in multiprocessor execution of protocols are contention
for shared memory and for locks. Locks are used to protect shared messages and/or shared …

The performance of the protocol stack implementation of an operating system can greatly
impact the performance of networked applications that run on it. In this paper, we present a …

In this paper we present a performance study of memory reference behavior in network
protocol processing, using an Internet-based protocol stack implemented in the x-kernel …

Over the next several years the performance demands on globally available information
servers are expected to increase dramatically. These servers must be capable of sending …

Security and privacy are growing concerns in the Internet community, due to the Internet's
rapid growth and the desire to conduct business over it safely. This desire has led to the …

Techniques for avoiding the high memory overheads found on many modern shared-
memory multiprocessors are of increasing importance in the development of high …