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		wmf on Oct 26, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Cloud Computer DPUs can't really replace switches. Maybe they could just keep using Tofino for the next N years until something better comes along.

osti on Oct 26, 2023 [–]

It kind of can if you want to add programmability to your switches. So on top of traditional switches, you can add a cluster of DPUs in order to add networking functionalities to your switches. Microsoft has done just that. https://www.usenix.org/system/files/nsdi23-bansal.pdf

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