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Researchers have repurposed programmable network devices to place small amounts of application computation in the network, sometimes yielding orders-of-magnitude performance gains. At the same time, effectively using these devices requires careful use of limited resources and managing deployment challenges.<\/p>\n

This paper provides a framework for principled use of in-network processing. We provide a set of guidelines for building robust and deployable in-network primitives, along with a taxonomy to help identify which applications can benefit from in-network processing and what types of devices they should use.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Researchers have repurposed programmable network devices to place small amounts of application computation in the network, sometimes yielding orders-of-magnitude performance gains. At the same time, effectively using these devices requires careful use of limited resources and managing deployment challenges. This paper provides a framework for principled use of in-network processing. 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