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Kernel bypass is also common. Having the OS manage your networking stack adds too much latency.
by dclusin 13y ago
Kernel bypass is also common. Having the OS manage your networking stack adds too much latency.
- rdtsc 13y agoThat is the most common one I've heard of. Obviously if they are building fpgas into the switch itself then well of course they'd already tried running customized ethernet driver firmware and all.
- dclusin 13y agoIt really depends on what asset class you are trading, like the author mentioned. For equities the performance demands are out of control (< 50 micros). For FX, it's still pretty tight but much more manageable.