Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 15 Sep 2004 21:04:38 +0100 (IST) | From | Paul Jakma <> | Subject | Re: The ultimate TOE design |
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On Wed, 15 Sep 2004, Jeff Garzik wrote:
> Put simply, the "ultimate TOE card" would be a card with network ports, a > generic CPU (arm, mips, whatever.), some RAM, and some flash. This card's > "firmware" is the Linux kernel, configured to run as a _totally indepenent > network node_, with IP address(es) all its own. > > Then, your host system OS will communicate with the Linux kernel running on > the card across the PCI bus, using IP packets (64K fixed MTU).
> My dream is that some vendor will come along and implement such a > design, and sell it in enough volume that it's US$100 or less. > There are a few cards on the market already where implementing this > design _may_ be possible, but they are all fairly expensive.
The intel IXP's are like the above, XScale+extra-bits host-on-a-PCI card running Linux. Or is that what you were referring to with "<cards exist> but they are all fairly expensive."?
> Jeff
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