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Recorded15 Aug 2022

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In this episode of the backend engineering show I go through the main job of the network interface controller (NIC for short) and how the datacenter is pushing it to the limit by allowing it to do more TCP/IP processing, creating what is being popularized as smartNIC. 0:00 Intro 1:20 What is a NIC? 3:40 NIC job 8:00 When does the OS get involved 12:40 Promiscuous mode 14:00 SmartNIC 18:30 Disadvantages Resources https://developer.nvidia.com/networking/ethernet-adapters https://www.theregister.com/2022/08/11/smartnics_network_market/ https://arxiv.org/abs/1803.09615 Fundamentals of Networking for Effective Backends udemy course (link redirects to udemy with coupon) https://network.husseinnasser.com

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