Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2022 07:29:28 GMT
<p>In this episode of the backend engineering show I go through the main job of the network interface controller (NIC for short) and how the datacenter is pushing it to the limit by allowing it to do more TCP/IP processing, creating what is being popularized as smartNIC.</p> <p>0:00 Intro</p> <p>1:20 What is a NIC?</p> <p>3:40 NIC job</p> <p>8:00 When does the OS get involved</p> <p>12:40 Promiscuous mode</p> <p>14:00 SmartNIC</p> <p>18:30 Disadvantages</p> <p>Resources</p> <p>https://developer.nvidia.com/networking/ethernet-adapters</p> <p>https://www.theregister.com/2022/08/11/smartnics_network_market/</p> <p>https://arxiv.org/abs/1803.09615</p> <p>Fundamentals of Networking for Effective Backends udemy course (link redirects to udemy with coupon)</p> <p>https://network.husseinnasser.com</p>