ASICs for Network Engineers
Network engineers understand that ASICs are the magical heart of what we do, but few of us understand how they work. Without violating any NDAs, this talk will shi …
| Talk Title | ASICs for Network Engineers |
| Speakers | Pete Lumbis (Cumulus Networks) |
| Conference | NANOG78 |
| Conf Tag | |
| Location | San Francisco, CA |
| Date | Feb 10 2020 - Feb 12 2020 |
| URL | Talk Page |
| Slides | Talk Slides |
| Video | Talk Video |
Network engineers understand that ASICs are the magical heart of what we do, but few of us understand how they work.
Without violating any NDAs, this talk will shine some light on what ASICs are, how they operate and what their strengths and limitations are.
We will briefly discuss single chip and multi-chip (chassis) systems and how they differ as well as the role buffers and table sizes play in the land of ASICs.
Pete Lumbis: Pete is in charge of technical marketing and user documentation at Cumulus Networks. Pete helps customers design, build and automate next-generation datacenter and campus networks. Before Cumulus Networks Pete was a member of the global routing escalation team within the Cisco TAC. Pete is CCIE Routing and Switching #28677 and CCDE 2012::3
