Abstract: One embodiment provides a network device. The network device includes a a processor including at least one processor core; a network interface configured to transmit and receive packets at a line rate; a memory configured to store a scheduler hierarchical data structure; and a scheduler module. The scheduler module is configured to prefetch a next active pipe structure, the next active pipe structure included in the hierarchical data structure, update credits for a current pipe and an associated subport, identify a next active traffic class within the current pipe based, at least in part, on a current pipe data structure, select a next queue associated with the identified next active traffic class, and schedule a next packet from the selected next queue for transmission by the network interface if available traffic shaping token bucket credits and available traffic class credits are greater than or equal to a next packet credits.

Abstract: A processing system implementing techniques for parallelized authentication encoding is provided. In one embodiment, the processing system includes an accumulator, a register representing a pipeline stage and a processing core coupled to the accumulator and to the register. The processing core is to split an input message into a first input stream and a second input stream. For each input stream, the processing core is further to add, to the accumulator, a data block from the input stream. Contents of the accumulator multiplied by a squared nonce value are stored in the register and a result of applying a modulo reduction operation to the contents of the register is stored in the accumulator. Thereupon, an authentication tag for the input message is generated based on the result stored in the accumulator and the contents of the register.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an integrated system for identifying cables and connected peripherals comprising at least one cable provided with at least one connector, at least one electronic chip associated with a powering to arrangement, the chip including at least one communication module with a terminal, a memory in which data, identification data of the cable, and at least one identifier are stored, said system being characterized in that it includes at least one antenna arranged along the cable and extending over at least one portion of the cable to be identified, said antenna being connected to the chip to allow data communication between said electronic chip and the communication terminal via activation of a management program contained in said chip.

Abstract: One embodiment provides a network device. The network device includes a a processor including at least one processor core; a network interface configured to transmit and receive packets at a line rate; a memory configured to store a scheduler hierarchical data structure; and a scheduler module. The scheduler module is configured to prefetch a next active pipe structure, the next active pipe structure included in the hierarchical data structure, update credits for a current pipe and an associated subport, identify a next active traffic class within the current pipe based, at least in part, on a current pipe data structure, select a next queue associated with the identified next active traffic class, and schedule a next packet from the selected next queue for transmission by the network interface if available traffic shaping token bucket credits and available traffic class credits are greater than or equal to a next packet credits.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses relating to tightly-coupled heterogeneous computing are described. In one embodiment, a hardware processor includes a plurality of execution units in parallel, a switch to connect inputs of the plurality of execution units to outputs of a first buffer and a plurality of memory banks and connect inputs of the plurality of memory banks and a plurality of second buffers in parallel to outputs of the first buffer, the plurality of memory banks, and the plurality of execution units, and an offload engine with inputs connected to outputs of the plurality of second buffers.

Abstract: Examples include techniques for a configuration mechanism of a virtual switch. Example techniques include monitoring a database including parameter to configure a virtual switch at a computing platform hosting a plurality of virtual machines or containers. Changes to one or more parameters may cause changes in allocations of computing resources associated with supporting the virtual switch.

Abstract: One embodiment provides a system. The system includes a register to store an operand; a multiplier; and optimizer logic to initiate a first reduction stage to operate on the operand, initiate a second reduction stage prior to completion of the first reduction stage, and determine whether a carry propagation has occurred.

Abstract: Technologies for packet flow classification on a computing device include a hash table including a plurality of hash table buckets in which each hash table bucket maps a plurality of keys to corresponding traffic flows. The computing device performs packet flow classification on received data packets, where the packet flow classification includes a plurality of sequential classification stages and fetch classification operations and non-fetch classification operations are performed in each classification stage. The fetch classification operations include to prefetch a key of a first received data packet based on a set of packet fields of the first received data packet for use during a subsequent classification stage, prefetch a hash table bucket from the hash table based on a key signature of the prefetched key for use during another subsequent classification stage, and prefetch a traffic flow to be applied to the first received data packet based on the prefetched hash table bucket and the prefetched key.

Abstract: A round-robin network security system implemented by a number of peer devices included in a plurality of networked peer devices. The round-robin security system permits the rotation of the system security controller among at least a portion of the peer devices. Each of the peer devices uses a defined trust assessment ruleset to determine whether the system security controller is trusted/trustworthy. An untrusted system security controller peer device is replaced by another of the peer devices selected by the peer devices. The current system security controller peer device transfers system threat information and security risk information collected from the peer devices to the new system security controller elected by the peer devices.

Abstract: Embodiments may be generally directed to techniques to cause communication of one or more packets from one or more network interfaces to one or more other network interfaces through a virtual machine monitor, determine at least one of latency and jitter for the virtual machine monitor based, at least in part, on each of the one or more packets communicated through the virtual machine monitor, and perform a corrective action when at least one of the latency and the jitter does not meet a requirement for a virtual machine on the virtual machine monitor.

Abstract: Technologies for simulating service degradation in telemetry data include a simulator device. The simulator device is to identify a telemetry data stream from a production system to a first management system. The simulator device is also to fork a copy of the telemetry data stream for transmission to a second management system, determine perturbations associated with a determined service degradation type, and apply the perturbations to the forked telemetry data stream. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses relating to tightly-coupled heterogeneous computing are described. In one embodiment, a hardware processor includes a plurality of execution units in parallel, a switch to connect inputs of the plurality of execution units to outputs of a first buffer and a plurality of memory banks and connect inputs of the plurality of memory banks and a plurality of second buffers in parallel to outputs of the first buffer, the plurality of memory banks, and the plurality of execution units, and an offload engine with inputs connected to outputs of the plurality of second buffers.

Abstract: This dampening device comprises a body defining a chamber and presenting at least one orifice intended for the inlet and the outlet of the fluid in the chamber. The dampening device further comprises i) a dampening member located in the chamber and comprising at least one foam with closed cells, and ii) a holding member configured to hold the dampening member in place. The dampening device being characterized in that at least one foam has a porosity comprised between 50% and 98%.

Abstract: An input/output (I/O) device arranged to receive an information element including a payload, determine control information from the information element, classify the information element based on the control information, and issue a write to one of a plurality of computer-readable media based on the classification of the information element, the write to cause the payload to be written to the one of the plurality of computer-readable media.

Abstract: Technologies for scalable packet reception and transmission include a network device. The network device is to establish a ring that is defined as a circular buffer and includes a plurality of slots to store entries representative of packets. The network device is also to generate and assign receive descriptors to the slots in the ring. Each receive descriptor includes a pointer to a corresponding memory buffer to store packet data. The network device is further to determine whether the NIC has received one or more packets and copy, with direct memory access (DMA) and in response to a determination that the NIC has received one or more packets, packet data of the received one or more packets from the NIC to the memory buffers associated with the receive descriptors assigned to the slots in the ring.

Abstract: Technologies for coordinating access to packets include a network device. The network device is to establish a ring in a memory of the network device. The ring includes a plurality of slots. The network device is also to allocate cores to each of an input stage, an output stage, and a worker stage. The worker stage is to process data in a data packet with an associated worker function. The network device is also to add, with the input stage, an entry to a slot in the ring representative of a data packet received with a network interface controller of the network device, access, with the worker stage, the entry in the ring to process at least a portion of the data packet, and provide, with the output stage, the processed data packet to the network interface controller for transmission.

Abstract: A processing system implementing techniques for parallelized authentication encoding is provided. In one embodiment, the processing system includes an accumulator, a register representing a pipeline stage and a processing core coupled to the accumulator and to the register. The processing core is to split an input message into a first input stream and a second input stream. For each input stream, the processing core is further to add, to the accumulator, a data block from the input stream. Contents of the accumulator multiplied by a squared nonce value are stored in the register and a result of applying a modulo reduction operation to the contents of the register is stored in the accumulator. Thereupon, an authentication tag for the input message is generated based on the result stored in the accumulator and the contents of the register.

Abstract: One embodiment provides a system. The system includes a register to store an operand; a multiplier; and optimizer logic to initiate a square/multiply stage to operate on the operand, initiate a reduction stage prior to completion of the square/multiply stage, and determine whether a carry propagation has occurred.

Abstract: Technologies for packet flow classification on a computing device include a hash table including a plurality of hash table buckets in which each hash table bucket maps a plurality of keys to corresponding traffic flows. The computing device performs packet flow classification on received data packets, where the packet flow classification includes a plurality of sequential classification stages and fetch classification operations and non-fetch classification operations are performed in each classification stage. The fetch classification operations include to prefetch a key of a first received data packet based on a set of packet fields of the first received data packet for use during a subsequent classification stage, prefetch a hash table bucket from the hash table based on a key signature of the prefetched key for use during another subsequent classification stage, and prefetch a traffic flow to be applied to the first received data packet based on the prefetched hash table bucket and the prefetched key.

Abstract: One embodiment provides a system. The system includes a register to store an operand; a multiplier; and optimizer logic to initiate a first reduction stage to operate on the operand, initiate a second reduction stage prior to completion of the first reduction stage, and determine whether a carry propagation has occurred.