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Intel
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IXP45X and Intel
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IXP46X Product Line of Network Processors
August 2006
Developer’s Manual
Order Number: 306262-004US
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Network Processor Engines (NPE)—Intel
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IXP45X and Intel
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IXP46X Product Line of Network
Processors
The combined forces of the hardware multi-threading, independent instruction
memory, independent data memory, and parallel processing allows the Intel XScale
processor to be utilized for application purposes. The multi-processing capability of the
peripheral interface functions allows unparalleled performance to be achieved by the
application running on the Intel XScale processor.
Note:
All the described NPE functions require Intel-supplied software executing on the NPEs.
For further information, see the Intel
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IXP400 Software Programmer’s Guide. For
information on the availability of the NPE software and its enabling functions, contact
your local sales representative.