Network Stream

Reference Documentation

Platform
Intel® PAC
Napatech SmartNIC
Content Type
Reference Information
Capture Software Version
Link™ Capture Software 12.10
Napatech Software Suite: Network Stream

Modules

 RX Network Stream
 
 TX Network Stream
 
 File Network Stream
 
 Dynamic Packet Descriptors
 
 User meta data container
 
 Network macros
 

Detailed Description

Network streams are used to receive and transmit data packets to and from the adapters. They are an extension build on top of the hardware-based host buffers. Three types of network streams exist:

Note
The streams are not thread safe so using the network stream API must be performed without concurrent access to the stream.