From owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jul 22 19:23:48 2014 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 469B9500 for ; Tue, 22 Jul 2014 19:23:48 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-qg0-x236.google.com (mail-qg0-x236.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:400d:c04::236]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA (128/128 bits)) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "Google Internet Authority G2" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 05FAE2B13 for ; Tue, 22 Jul 2014 19:23:47 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-qg0-f54.google.com with SMTP id z60so152976qgd.13 for ; Tue, 22 Jul 2014 12:23:47 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc:content-type; bh=qH3hMkjTR5rF5u8ad5tKNqJ+VOJt2PI9FKwK6GsT7Cw=; b=TvLOmzww9ePBFCeFSJZAJpTuyFnZtwpZj8wlr1KAofu2Lvh881zOZ+vVCMhmP/StxX fxp5F/6OcFClSZhG1lV2rlimEZ0AikrcNDor4KeM8GUDkFBivXuHFj11RFvTRB1XHDAA gCab259cwRYL4cVhJEIJyQQBWEzjmSglyuQNgUD1Ns5nlCUS0NqiWeGyug8Jw0dLuM6I nRcV/4RkP30Wk0n6I0GBrAOIVSNcm5LitGpCS0kAj1LM7ojrCYMrI/Kay2tyQt7fhKd0 FHjfjtZ0+QuyuWjuE2ofKsH/5yiPK/LdCYeXGK2sgGBGUvsoL4zvnG/FrJ1uC757u5DA utog== X-Received: by 10.224.131.8 with SMTP id v8mr22644244qas.31.1406057027048; Tue, 22 Jul 2014 12:23:47 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.96.74.69 with HTTP; Tue, 22 Jul 2014 12:23:06 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <53CEAF40.7030406@gmail.com> References: <53CE80DD.9090109@gmail.com> <20140722174117.GC43962@funkthat.com> <53CEAF40.7030406@gmail.com> From: Carlos Ferreira Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2014 20:23:06 +0100 Message-ID: Subject: Re: fastforward/routing: a 3 million packet-per-second system? To: John Jasen Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.18 Cc: FreeBSD Net X-BeenThere: freebsd-net@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: Networking and TCP/IP with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2014 19:23:48 -0000 I think the results presented at the paper are regarding one port sending or receiving at 14.88Mpps. Using several ports at the same time will surely give much lower results. But then again, if one wants 8, 16, 24 or even more ports at 10Gb/s, then it should look for FPGA implementations. On 22 July 2014 19:36, John Jasen wrote: > > On 07/22/2014 01:41 PM, John-Mark Gurney wrote: > > John Jasen wrote this message on Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 11:18 -0400: > >> Feedback and/or tips and tricks more than welcome. > > You should look at netmap if you really want high PPS routing... > > Originally, I assumed an interface supporting netmap was required, but > the manpage disabuses me of this. Besides, I think the Chelsio cards got > netmap recently. > > I presume either the use of bridge in tools/netmap, or vale-ctl in the > same location would start providing me sufficient clue on this? > Unfortunately, both seem to be pretty short on verbosity ... More clue > is always welcome! > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-net@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-net > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-net-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > -- Carlos Miguel Ferreira Researcher at Telecommunications Institute Aveiro - Portugal Work E-mail - cmf@av.it.pt Skype & GTalk -> carlosmf.pt@gmail.com LinkedIn -> http://www.linkedin.com/in/carlosmferreira