Dynamic Configuration

Software Architecture

Platform
Intel® PAC
Napatech SmartNIC
Content Type
Overview Document
Capture Software Version
Link™ Capture Software 12.10

NTPL

NTPL is used, for instance, for setting the filtering configuration. This is done on the fly. NTPL commands are also executed on the configuration stream and include:

  • Configuration of filters
  • Configuration of hashing
  • Configuration of host buffer assignments/multi-CPU distribution
Note: For a description of the NTPL commands, see DN-0449.

Configuration stream

Configuration streams are used for reading and writing dynamic configuration data. These are examples of items that can be changed on the fly using the API:

  • Link configuration
  • SmartNIC time configuration

Tools

The ntpl tool is a command line tool and used to change stream behavior. The config tool is used for link settings and time stamp.