摘要:
A method is provided for generating a hardware description language (HDL) specification of a network packet processor from a textual language specification of the processing of network packets by the processor. The processor includes a look-ahead stage, an operation stage, an insert/remove stage, and an interleave stage. The textual language specification identifies the ports of the processor. The textual language specification includes formats for the type or types of the incoming and outgoing network packets. Each format includes the fields of the type of network packet. The textual language specification includes a procedure for each input port and for each type of incoming network packet received at the input port. Each procedure includes one or more actions for modifying the fields of a type of network packet as a function of state data and/or the fields of the type of network packet.
摘要:
Programmable architecture for implementing a message processing system using an integrated circuit is described. In an example, specification data is received that includes attributes of the memory system. A logical description of the memory system is generated in response to the specification data. The logical description defines a memory component and a memory-interconnection component. A physical description of the memory system is generated in response to the logical description. The physical description includes memory circuitry associated with the integrated circuit defined by the memory component. The memory circuitry includes an interconnection topology defined by the memory interconnection component.
摘要:
Programmable architecture for implementing a message processing system using an integrated circuit is described. In an example, configurable logic of an integrated circuit is configured to have a plurality of thread circuits and a memory. Messages are received to the integrated circuit for storage in the memory. The memory is accessed with the plurality of threads to concurrently process a plurality of the messages.
摘要:
Programmable architecture for implementing a message processing system using an integrated circuit is described. In an example, configurable logic of an integrated circuit is configured to have a plurality of thread circuits and a memory. Messages are received to the integrated circuit for storage in the memory. The memory is accessed with the plurality of threads to concurrently process a plurality of the messages.
摘要:
Programmable architecture for implementing a message processing system using an integrated circuit is described. In an example, configurable logic of the integrated circuit is configured to have a plurality of thread circuits and an interconnection topology amongst the plurality of thread circuits. Messages are concurrently processed using the plurality of thread circuits. Operation of at least one thread circuit of the plurality of thread circuits is controlled in accordance with control data received via the interconnection topology from at least one other thread circuit of the plurality of thread circuits.
摘要:
Programmable architecture for implementing a message processing system using an integrated circuit is described. In an example, specification data is received that includes attributes of the memory system. A logical description of the memory system is generated in response to the specification data. The logical description defines a memory component and a memory-interconnection component. A physical description of the memory system is generated in response to the logical description. The physical description includes memory circuitry associated with the integrated circuit defined by the memory component. The memory circuitry includes an interconnection topology defined by the memory interconnection component.
摘要:
Programmable architecture for implementing a message processing system using an integrated circuit is described. In an example, first attributes are defined for a plurality of threads within the integrated circuit. Second attributes are defined for a memory associated with the integrated circuit. Third attributes are defined for an interconnection topology associated with at least one of the memory and the plurality of threads. Fourth attributes are defined for an interface to at least one of the memory and the plurality of threads.
摘要:
A method is provided for simulating a processor of network packets. A specification is input for the processor. The specification includes actions specifying a modification of the network packets by the processor. Each action includes a guard condition that enables and disables the action. First and second values of certain fields are determined for each action. The guard condition enables and disables the action respectively for the first and second values of the fields. The network packets are generated. For each field included in the guard conditions, a value of the field is selected for each generated network packet from the values of the field within the first and second values for the actions. The specification of the processor is translated into a simulator of the processor. The modification of the network packets is simulated in the simulator. A result of the modification is displayed on a user interface.
摘要:
A state machine circuit converts a first network packet into a second network packet according to modification actions from a textual language specification. Each modification action is either an insertion action inserting a data segment or a removal action removing a data segment. Each state corresponds to a pairing of a first data word from the first packet and a second data word from the second packet. Each state selects the data units of the second data word from the data segment of each insertion action and the data units of both the first and a prior data word. Each state specifies one or more next states including the state corresponding to the pairing of either the first or a next data word after the first data word in the first sequence and either the second or a next data word after the second data word in the second sequence.
摘要:
From source code specification of each of a plurality of threads, those variables of a data structure referenced by the thread are determined. For each thread, a respective adaptation of the source code specification of the data structure is generated. Each adaptation includes only variables of the data structure that are referenced in the respective thread. The source code specifications of the threads are compiled into respective object code segments using the respective adaptations of the data structures. Each object code segment requires memory space for the data structure for only those variables included in the respective adaptation. The source code specification of the data structure describes a network packet, and the respective object code segments are configured to operate on the respective portions of the network packet stored in separate memories while executing on respective processors.