A Study on Design Approaches for Network Processor Units

IEEE Pacific RIM Conference on Communications, Computers, and Signal Processing - Proceedings

Volumn I, Issue , 2003, Pages 169-172

  Rafiq, A N M Ehtesham ^a   El Kharashi, M Watheq ^a   Khan, Esam ^a   Gebali, Fayez ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; NETWORK PROTOCOLS; PROGRAM PROCESSORS; VLSI CIRCUITS;

NETWORK PROCESSOR UNITS (NPU);

COMPUTER NETWORKS;

EID: 0142199476     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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