Open vSwitch - Hardware Assisted Filtering

Open vSwitch - Hardware Assisted Filtering

Explore hardware-assisted filtering capabilities in modern networking hardware for packet offloading in this informative conference talk. Delve into the problem statement, benchmark results, and key observations. Learn about optimizing opcalls, memory-mapped netlink, PFRing, and packet push to user space. Gain insights into nested virtualization and its implications for network performance in Open vSwitch environments.