Testdrive The Future of Networking: Evaluate MLE’s FPGA-Powered TCP/IP Stack in the Cloud!

In today’s fast-paced digital landscape, robust and efficient network communication is critical. For developers seeking to optimize network performance, MLE offers a groundbreaking solution: an FPGA-accelerated TCP/IP stack. Now, you can experience the power of this technology firsthand by evaluating it in our cloud-based environment, before committing to a hardware purchase.

The Need for Speed: Overcoming Software Limitations

Traditional software-based TCP/IP stacks often struggle to keep up with the demands of high-bandwidth, low-latency applications. Processing overhead can lead to bottlenecks and reduced efficiency. MLE’s FPGA-accelerated TCP/IP stack addresses these challenges by offloading network processing to dedicated hardware.

The MLE Advantage: Hardware Acceleration for Optimal Performance

Our Network Protocol Accelerator (NPAP) leverages the parallel processing capabilities of Field-Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) to implement a full TCP/IP/UDP stack directly in hardware. This approach drastically reduces latency and maximizes throughput, offering a significant performance advantage over software-based solutions.

Try Before You Buy: Cloud-Based Evaluation

MLE understands the importance of thorough evaluation before making a technology investment. That’s why we’ve created a cloud-based evaluation environment that allows you to test NPAP with your own workloads and scenarios.

How It Works:

Our evaluation platform features two Alveo U200 FPGA boards, each loaded with NPAP connected to one of the 25G interfaces. You’ll gain access through a dedicated virtual machine (take a look at https://devzone.missinglinkelectronics.com/remote-evals/ on how to gain access), providing full control over the FPGA instances. Run pre-configured tests or develop your own to assess NPAP’s capabilities in a realistic setting.

We’ve conducted rigorous testing using our hardware implementation of Netperf, an open source network testing tool, to demonstrate the performance achievable with NPAP:

• TCP_STREAM: Sustained throughput of 24.8 Gbps, showcasing NPAP’s ability to handle massive data transfers.
• TCP_RR: An impressive 396,721 transactions per second, highlighting NPAP’s low-latency performance for transaction-intensive applications.

******** TCP_STREAM ********

Doing Netperf TCP_STREAM board to board Test with the following parameters:
  Test length: 5 s
  Packet size: 8000 bytes
Setting up net server on NPAP instance 1:
  local_ip: 192.168.10.1
  remote_ip: 192.168.10.2
  local_control_session_port: 12865
  test_session_port: 12866
Setting up net client for NPAP instance 2:
  local_ip: 192.168.10.2
  remote_ip: 192.168.10.1
  remote_control_session_port: 12865
  test_session_port: 12866
Test successful:
  Payload size:  8000 bytes
  Test time:     5.0 s
  Received:      15.47412 GByte
  Throughput RX: 24758.592 MBit/s
  Sent:          15.47412 GByte
  Throughput TX: 24758.592 MBit/s

******** TCP_RR ********

Doing Netperf TCP_RR board to board Test with the following parameters:
  Test length: 5 s
  Packet size: 1 bytes
Setting up net server on NPAP instance 1:
  local_ip:  192.168.10.1
  remote_ip: 192.168.10.2
  local_control_session_port: 12865
  test_session_port: 12866
Setting up net client for NPAP instance 2:
  local_ip:  192.168.10.2
  remote_ip: 192.168.10.1
  remote_control_session_port: 12865
  test_session_port: 12866
TCP_RR test successful:
  Received:         1983607 bytes in a time of 5.0 s
  Received:         1983607 calls in a time of 5.0 s
  Payload size:     1 bytes
  Transaction rate: 396721.5513372617 Transactions / s
  Throughput:       3.1737724106980933 MBit/s

Benefits of Evaluating MLE’s NPAP in the Cloud

• Risk-Free Assessment: Thoroughly evaluate NPAP’s performance before making a purchase decision.
• Real-World Testing: Use your own workloads and scenarios to ensure NPAP meets your specific requirements.
• Easy Access: Quickly access and manage NPAP instances through our user-friendly cloud interface.
• Cost-Effective Evaluation: Avoid the expense of purchasing hardware for initial testing.
• Expert Support: Our team is available to assist you with your evaluation and answer any questions.

Conclusion

MLE’s cloud-based evaluation platform provides a unique opportunity to experience the unparalleled performance of our FPGA-accelerated TCP/IP stack. Test it, measure its capabilities, and discover how NPAP can revolutionize your network communication.

So, are you ready to take your network performance to the next level? Contact us today to request access to our cloud evaluation environment and start your journey towards faster, more efficient networking!

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