Project ID:
RFP-2007-040
Title:
Multicore Architectures (open call)
Summary:
This RFP is part of the Multicore research area and covers high-level aspects, long term research, and additional topics related to multicore processing in a networking context that are not specifically related to other RFPs.
Full Description:
Networking applications are inherently parallel. For instance, in a single stream of packets, multiple independent flows may be identified and processed separately. Also, common networking operations on a given flow may be performed in a pipelined fashion (e.g., packet parsing, classification, processing, etc.) introducing an orthogonal dimension of parallelism.
Such applications have traditionally been implemented either using special purpose hardware (e.g., ASICs), which delivers high performance sacrificing flexibility, or using general purpose CPUs, which allow for flexibility at the expense of performance. However, the recent emergence and popularity of multicore CPUs enables the exploitation of networking applications parallelism, resulting in a better tradeoff between flexibility (typical of software) and performance (typical of hardware).
This RFP covers research proposals on the exploitation of multicore architectures in networking not directly related to any specific topic of other RFPs in this area.
Constraints and other information:
IPR will stay with the University. Cisco expects customary scholarly dissemination of results, and hopes that promising results would be made available to the community without limiting licenses, royalties, or other encumbrances.
On-going research - open call (RFP-999-like specifically on Multicore).
Proposal submission:
Please use the link below to submit a proposal for research responding to this RFP. After a preliminary review, we may ask you to revise and resubmit your proposal.
Create/submit a proposal for this RFP
RFPs may be withdrawn as research proposals are funded, or interest in the specific topic is satisfied. Researchers should plan to submit their proposals as soon as possible. Submissions-to-date are reviewed at the beginning of each quarter (the first business day of: January, April, July, October).
Questions? Contact: research@cisco.com
