A 10GHz TCP offload accelerator for 10Gb/s Ethernet in 90nm dual-V/sub T/ CMOS

Abstract

This prototype offloads TCP input processing on minimum packet sizes at wire speed for 10Gb/s Ethernet. The design employs a 10GHz core with a specialized instruction set and includes hardware support for dynamically reordering packets. In a 90nm dual-V/sub T/ CMOS process, the 8mm/sup 2/ chip has 260K transistors. Simulation predicts a power dissipation of 1.9W at 1.2V and 10GHz.