South Korean researchers have created a software-based router that leaves similar devices within the dust. The virtual box can transmit data at 40 gigabytes per second-compared to the everyday 2 or 3-and runs on cheap, store-bought components.
Virtual routers work by emulating the proprietary components of a hardware router on inexpensive, easily procured chips-what’s which is called commodity computing. Subsequently, the team used computer GPU cards to wreck down complex, resource-hungry networking tasks. The hope is that virtual routers which includes this would drastically reduce the number of physical boxes needed-to run data centers, businesses, and even the web itself. ” We will be able to expect killer apps out of this,” explained a professor involved with the project. ” Ultimately, you could experiment with new protocols which are not used in today’s Internet.” [MIT Technology Review]
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