The common switch interface (CSIX) is a physical interface specification between a traffic manager (
network processor
A network processor is an integrated circuit which has a feature set specifically targeted at the networking application domain.
Network processors are typically software programmable devices and would have generic characteristics similar to gene ...
) and a switching fabric.
It was developed by the
Network Processing Forum
The Network Processing Forum (NPF) is an industry forum that was organized to facilitate and accelerate the development of next-generation networking and telecommunications products based on Network processor, network processing technologies. The ...
to:
* promote development and deployment of highly scalable network switches
* permit hardware and software
interoperability
References
Data transmission
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