System Architecture for XML Offload to a Cell Processor-Based Workstation

Track: Core Technologies

Audience Level: Technical view

Time: Wednesday, November 16 11:00

Author: Stefan Letz, IBM Corporation

Author: Roland Seiffert, IBM Corporation

Author: Jan van Lunteren, IBM Corporation

Author: Paul Herrmann, Universität Leipzig - Institut für Informatik

Keywords: Acceleration, Cell Processor, Design, Finite State machine technology, High-performance, Infrastructure, Integration, Java, JAXP, Offload, Parser, SAX, System Architecture, XML

Abstract:

This paper describes the design, prototype implementation, and evaluation of a system architecture for XML offload to a Cell processor-based workstation. This architecture includes a high-performance parser based on a novel enhanced finite state machine technology.