网络处理器的分析与演进

Analysis and evolution of network processor

文章从网络处理器的出现首先分析了网络处理器具备的基本功能特性,接着介绍了网络处理器体系结构的演进过程,在文章的最后部分对当前市场上的主流产品作了一个大概的介绍,并对网络处理器今后的发展作了简单的描述.

Beginning with the brief description of the history of the emergence of network processor, this paper analyzed some features and functions of network processor. After that, the evolution of network processor is introduced through analyzing the system architecture of it. In the last part of this paper, several mainstream productions are introduced and a description of future development of network processor is given.