Network Processing and Network Processors: Bridging Undergraduate Learning and Research in Software and Hardware

网络处理和网络处理器：连接本科生在软件和硬件方面的学习和研究

• 批准号: 0310745
• 负责人: Liang Cheng
• 金额: $ 9.1万
• 依托单位: Lehigh University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2003
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2003-07-01 至 2006-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0310745&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Network; Processing; Processors; Bridging; Undergraduate

Embedded processing, where computers are used to monitor and control dedicated hardware, is a growing presence within mainstream computer science. Network processing, where embedded processors monitor and control communication networks, is a premier example of embedded processing. There is a growing need for undergraduate students to understand software-hardware co-design concepts and to acquire practical experience in embedded processing. Network processing and network processor architecture provide an ideal context in which to teach software-hardware co-design at the advanced undergraduate level in Computer Science and Engineering.This project develops an advanced undergraduate course in network processing that includes: 1) a project-based introduction to embedded processing in an application area, network processing, where there is increasing demand for skills and for which we anticipate substantial advances in technology, 2) a strengthening of ties between academic study of network processing and industrial practice in the field, given the fact that most advances in network processor architectures to date have been made in industry, and 3) growing the pool of advanced undergraduates and subsequent graduate students with the skills for advancing this field via research. Materials are being adapting from Dr. Comer's graduate-level course on network processors into an undergraduate-level course on network processing and processors. All developed course materials, including course notes and laboratory exercises will be freely available on the Internet to academic institutions teaching similar software-hardware co-design courses. The lab exercises are fitted to the Comer-Peterson text, and cross-linked the text's web site.

嵌入式处理，其中计算机用于监视和控制专用硬件，是主流计算机科学中越来越多的存在。网络处理是嵌入式处理的首要示例，其中嵌入式处理器监视和控制通信网络。本科生越来越需要了解软硬件协同设计的概念，并获得嵌入式处理的实践经验。网络处理和网络处理器体系结构提供了一个理想的环境，在其中教软件-硬件协同设计在高级本科水平的计算机科学与工程。该项目开发了一个高级本科课程的网络处理，其中包括：1）基于项目的介绍，介绍应用领域中的嵌入式处理，网络处理，对技能的需求不断增加，我们预计技术会有实质性的进步，2）加强网络处理的学术研究与该领域的工业实践之间的联系，考虑到迄今为止网络处理器架构的大多数进展都是在工业中取得的，以及3）增加具有通过研究推进该领域的技能的高级本科生和随后的研究生的人才库。材料正在从Comer博士关于网络处理器的研究生课程改编为关于网络处理和处理器的本科生课程。所有编写的课程材料，包括课程笔记和实验练习，都将在因特网上免费提供给教授类似的软硬件共同设计课程的学术机构。实验练习与科默-彼得森的文本相匹配，并与文本的网站交叉链接。