December 22, 2009
The constant flow of information through shared network-based applications such as situational awareness, voice/data communications, and signals intelligence/surveillance is an essential element of today?s sophisticated information-centric warfare environment. To meet the demands for growth, commercial networks employ packet processors to perform a broad range of tasks to manage networks, offload performance-sapping tasks such as encryption, and inspect payload content at 10 Gbps line speeds and more.