Development of Network Interface Cards for TRIDAQ systems with the NaNet framework. (9th March 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ammendola, R.; Biagioni, A.; Cretaro, P.; Lorenzo, S. Di; Fiorini, M.; Frezza, O.; Lamanna, G.; Cicero, F. Lo; Lonardo, A.; Martinelli, M.; Neri, I.; Paolucci, P.S.; Pastorelli, E.; Piandani, R.; Pontisso, L.; Rossetti, D.; Simula, F.; Sozzi, M.; Valente, P.; Vicini, P.
• Is Part Of: Journal of instrumentation. Volume 12:Number 3(2017:Mar.)
• Page Start: C03037
• Page End: C03037
• Publication Date: 2017-03-09
• Subjects: Trigger concepts and systems (hardware and software) -- Computing (architecture, farms, GRID for recording, storage, archiving, and distribution of data) -- Trigger algorithms; Scientific apparatus and instruments -- Periodicals; 502.84
• DOI: 10.1088/1748-0221/12/03/C03037
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1748-0221

Abstract

Abstract: NaNet is a framework for the development of FPGA-based PCI Express (PCIe) Network Interface Cards (NICs) with real-time data transport architecture that can be effectively employed in TRIDAQ systems. Key features of the architecture are the flexibility in the configuration of the number and kind of the I/O channels, the hardware offloading of the network protocol stack, the stream processing capability, and the zero-copy CPU and GPU Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA). Three NIC designs have been developed with the NaNet framework: NaNet-1 and NaNet-10 for the CERN NA62 low level trigger and NaNet 3 for the KM3NeT-IT underwater neutrino telescope DAQ system. We will focus our description on the NaNet-10 design, as it is the most complete of the three in terms of capabilities and integrated IPs of the framework.