The common switch interface (CSIX) is a physical interface specification between a traffic manager (
network processor
A network processor is an integrated circuit which has a feature set specifically targeted at the Computer networking, networking application domain.
Network processors are typically software programmable devices and would have generic characteri ...
) and a switching fabric.
It was developed by the
Network Processing Forum to:
* promote development and deployment of highly scalable network switches
* permit hardware and software
interoperability
Interoperability is a characteristic of a product or system to work with other products or systems. While the term was initially defined for information technology or systems engineering services to allow for information exchange, a broader de ...
References
Data transmission
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