Heavy Networking 570: Dell Brings The SONiC NOS To SmartNICs And DPUs (Sponsored)

SmartNICs and Data Processing Units (DPUs) allow networking and security services to run closer to the actual workloads they serve, and enable offloading of essential packet processing so that the server CPU can focus on the application. This hardware also makes it possible to provision networking and security at remote and edge locations without the need for purpose-built hardware. On today’s Heavy Networking, we discuss how Dell Technologies takes advantage of the open-source SONiC network OS to provide a reliable, customizable, and uniform NOS to run on SmartNICs and DPUs. Dell Technologies is our sponsor for this episode, and our guest is Ihab Tarazi, Sr. VP and Networking CTO at Dell. We discuss: * Key functions of a SmartNIC * Networing and security offloads using SmartNICs * Alternatives including eASICs, FPGAs, and Systems on Chips (SoCs) * Why Dell positions SONiC for SmartNICs and DPUs * Using P4 as a programming layer for SONiC * More Show Links: Dell Technologies Networking Heavy Networking 521: Diving Into Dell Technologies’ SONiC Network OS For The Enterprise (Sponsored) – Packet Pushers