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3. Design of QoS-Aware Network Functions

Author : Ralf Kundel

Published in: Accelerating Network Functions Using Reconfigurable Hardware

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Abstract

In this chapter, we focus on realizing network functions with programmable hardware to achieve a high high Quality of Service (QoS) in Internet access networks and in general.

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Title: Design of QoS-Aware Network Functions
Author: Ralf Kundel
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland
Book: Accelerating Network Functions Using Reconfigurable Hardware
Print ISBN: 978-3-031-52871-2

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-031-52872-9

Copyright Year: 2024
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-52872-9_3