Title :
nCap: wire-speed packet capture and transmission
Author_Institution :
NTOP, Pisa, Italy
Abstract :
With the increasing network speed, it is no longer possible to capture and transmit network packets at wire-speed using general-purpose operating systems. Many companies tried to tackle this problem by manufacturing costly network adapters able to keep up at high network speeds. This paper describes a new approach to wire-speed packet capture and transmission named nCap based on commercial network adapters rather than on custom network adapters and software.
Keywords :
computer networks; operating systems (computers); general-purpose operating systems; high-speed network monitoring; wire-speed packet capture; Computer networks; Computerized monitoring; Hardware; High-speed networks; Kernel; Linux; Manufacturing; Operating systems; Sockets; Software performance;
Conference_Titel :
End-to-End Monitoring Techniques and Services, 2005. Workshop on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9249-3
DOI :
10.1109/E2EMON.2005.1564468
