SEMINAR ON MICROENGINE PROGRAMMING IN NWP

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SEMINAR ON MICROENGINE PROGRAMMING IN NWP

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INTRODUCTION

Network processor is a device that can execute program to handle the packets in data network.
IXP1200 is one of the network processor constructed by the Intel cooperator.

MICROENGINE

MICROENGINE :
Microengine is the programmable packet processors on the IXP1200.It is intended for processing on the fast data path.
CHARACTERISTICS:
Programmable processor.
RISC design.
One hundred twenty-eight GPS.
One hundred twenty-eight transfer registers.
Hardware support for four threads and context switching.
Control of an Arithmetic Logic Unit(ALU).
Direct access to various functional units.
Five-stages execution pipeline.

MICROENGINE INSTRUCTION SET

Microengine instruction set consists of thirty-two basic opcodes.
Three Arithmetic, Rotate, and Shift Instructions.
Nine Branch and Jump Instructions.
Nine Reference Instructions.
Seven Logical Register Instructions and
Four Miscellaneous Instructions.