XDP-Based SmartNIC Hardware Performance Acceleration for Next-Generation Networks

Abstract Next-generation networks are expected to combine advanced physical and digital technologies in super-high-speed connected system infrastructures, gaining critical operation competitiveness of improved efficiency, productivity quality services. Towards a fully world, these platforms will enable infrastructure virtualization support edge processing, making emerging sectors, such as Industry 4.0, ready exploit its full potentials. Nevertheless, the fast growth data-centric automated systems may exceed capabilities overall beyond radio access networks, becoming unable fulfil demands vertical sectors representing bottleneck. To minimize negative effects that could affect services heavily loaded network, it is essential for network providers deploy highly scalable prioritisable in-network optimisation schemes meet industry expectations next-generation networks. this end, work presents novel framework leverages extended Berkeley Packet Filter (eBPF) eXpress Data Path (XDP) offload functions reduce unnecessary overhead backbone infrastructure. The proposed solution envisioned be implemented Network Application (NetApp) service, which greatly benefit compatibility with networking ecosystem empowered by Artificial Intelligence (AI), automation, multi-domain slicing, other related technologies. achieved results demonstrate key performance improvements terms packet processing capacity high about 18 million packets per second (Mpps), throughput up 6.1 Mpps 0% loss, illustrate flexibility adapt multiple policy rules dynamically on demand.