Paper Title: Achieving Ultra-High NVMe/TCP Throughput Using TCP Acceleration

Paper Abstract: In networked storage based on Ethernet (as in NVMe/TCP), the TCP/IP and UDP/IP software stack processes data directed to the storage devices. The stack can achieve acceptable performance levels at line rates up to 1G. However, with recent high throughput/low latency SSDs in 10G, 25G, and 40G networks, TCP/UDP processing time becomes a serious bottleneck. A TCP/UDP offload engine (or TOE/UOE) can solve the problem. Such accelerators are widely available at low cost. They offload the TCP/UDP processing from the CPU, increasing throughput greatly. TOEs/UOEs can handle networks with up to 40G line rates. They have been implemented in most FPGA technologies.

Paper Author: Kelly Masood, CTO, Intilop

Author Bio: Kelly Masood is President/CTO/Founder of Intilop, the recognized leader in Ethernet acceleration. He and his team have designed TCP and UDP offload engines for 8 generations of Ethernet, including 10G, 25G, and 40G. They have also developed advanced networking IP, Ethernet switches, Ethernet MACs, and deep packet inspection engines. He has over 30 years of development and management experience with companies such as Burroughs, Ford Aerospace, Loral/Lockheed Martin, NEC, and Fujitsu. He has many completed and filed patents. He has made presentations at many events, including past Flash Memory Summits. He earned a BSEE from Texas A&M University.