NVIDIA Data Plane Development Kit (DPDK) is a set of libraries and optimized network interface card (NIC) drivers designed for fast packet processing in user space. It provides a framework and common API for high-speed networking applications. NVIDIA contributes to the DPDK open-source community by developing high-performance drivers and expanding DPDK functionalities and use cases.

Features

• Poll Mode Driver (PMD): An open-source upstream driver embedded within DPDK releases, designed for fast packet processing and low latency by providing a kernel bypass for send and receive queues.
• High Throughput: Achieves up to 400GbE throughput with a single NIC port.
• Memory Protection: Secures applications with hardware-based memory protection.
• Multi-Architecture Support: Supports multiple CPU architectures and accelerators, including x86, Power, and Arm.
• Offloads in NIC Hardware: Enables multiple offloads in NIC hardware to provide maximum throughput at the lowest latency.

Benefits

• Advanced NIC Capabilities: Provides the most advanced NIC on the market, enabling high performance and low latency.
• Cost-Effective: Allows DPDK and non-DPDK applications to concurrently use the NIC, offering a cost-effective solution.
• Scalability: Supports a wide range of CPU architectures, ensuring scalability and flexibility for various applications.
• Community Contributions: Benefits from continuous improvements and expansions contributed by the open-source community.