Hi Everybody, How are you all? I've been taking a look at the iptables code recently and have decided I am going to undertake a hardware implementation of the IPtables code. This would involve porting parts of the iptables code to VHDL using a high level language such as HandleC. I just want to ask everybodys opionion on this and whether or not you think its a good idea or not. I think its is because if you can implement what was previously a software solution at hardware speeds, them you can reduce latency in filtering packets. I'd like to so as much work as I can on the one machine but I think I'm going to have to use a linux router implementation at some stage. What I have is an FPGA on a PCI card and the Celoxica DK1 developer suite. If I can identify what code lends it self well to parralelism, I will port this to HandelC/VHDL and hock in the original C code I'd be greatfull if you can let me know your opinion, cheers, Aiden
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