The Design of IPSec Application for IXDP2851

Network processors in general, enable us to add, through software, the latest-and-greatest network services while maintaining high packet throughput and low packet latency. Simply put, the network processors offer performance and flexibility for implementing network services. IPSec is a set of protocols developed by the IETF to support secure exchange of packets at the IP layer. This paper describes the design of an IPSec application using the Intel IXP2850 network processor. The application described in this paper is supported on the Intel IXDP2851 Advanced Development Platform