The Look-Aside Interface is a
computer interface
Interface or interfacing may refer to:
Academic journals
* ''Interface'' (journal), by the Electrochemical Society
* '' Interface, Journal of Applied Linguistics'', now merged with ''ITL International Journal of Applied Linguistics''
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that was specified by an interface interoperability agreement produced by the
Network Processing Forum. It specifies the method to interface a
Network Processing Element (of which an
NPU is an example) to a
Network Search Element Computer networks are connected together to form larger networks such as campus networks, corporate networks, or the Internet. Routers are network devices that may be used to connect these networks (e.g., a home network connected to the network of ...
(of which a
CAM
Calmodulin (CaM) (an abbreviation for calcium-modulated protein) is a multifunctional intermediate calcium-binding messenger protein expressed in all eukaryotic cells. It is an intracellular target of the secondary messenger Ca2+, and the bin ...
is an example). The interface is used by devices that off-load certain tasks from the network processor.
Numerous devices which implement the LA interface have been produced. Companies which have implemented these devices include
Integrated Device Technology
Integrated Device Technology, Inc., is an American corporation headquartered in San Jose, California, that designs, manufactures, and markets low-power, high-performance mixed-signal semiconductor solutions for the advanced communications, com ...
and
Cypress Semiconductor
Cypress Semiconductor was an American semiconductor design and manufacturing company. It offered NOR flash memories, F-RAM and SRAM Traveo microcontrollers, PSoC programmable system-on-chip solutions, analog and PMIC Power Management ICs, Ca ...
.
External Reference
NPF LA-1 Interface Interoperability Agreement
Networking hardware
Networking standards