RE: Packetfilter NICs

["Vos, Arjan" <Vos.Arjan () kpmg nl>]

I heard about similat technology before, but don't remember where. Anyhow I
read Necore's "Introduction to Associative Processing"
(http://www.neocore.com/html/the_technology.html) and am still puzzled to
what their so-called Icons are, how they are generated from data and how
they are manipulated by the Association Processing Unit. 

(Associative processing starts with producing information icons from data.
These Icons are small, fixed lengths of code (or symbols) containing the
logical properties of the original data. Meaning IP adresses, TCP/UDP ports,
TCP options,... so what do Icons actually contain?)

Maybe non-technical people may be overwhelmed by the introduction and take
it for granted, but I don't understand it at all... I recently asked Neocore
for more information on the "how"-issues and am still waiting for response.
But maybe somebody on the list can give me a clue.

Gr. Arjan


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> ----------
> From:         Stout, Bill[SMTP:StoutB () pios com]
> Reply To:     Stout, Bill
> Sent:         woensdag 26 augustus 1998 21:52
> To:   Firewall-wizards
> Subject:      Packetfilter NICs
>
> --- Virus checked / Op virussen gecontroleerd ---
>
> Anyone have experience running AGs with packet filter NICs, or is
> Neocore the first?  Apparently Neo-Core is coming out with a PF NIC that
> is configurable by 'the host'.  (http://www.neocore.com)
>
> Interesting idea, similar concept to the Cabletron Yago switch which
> does hardware routing, via tables maintained by routing software.
>
> Bill Stout

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