NPF Implementation Agreements

The specifications on this page were approved by the Network Processing Forum (NPF) and are available to the public. Questions on these specifications should be sent to info@oiforum.com.


NPF Hardware Implementation Agreements

NPF Hardware Implementation Agreements

- Look-Aside (LA-1B) Interface (August 2004) PDF

- Message Layer (October 2003) Abstract | PDF

- Streaming Interface (NPSI) (September 2002) Abstract | PDF

- Look-Aside Interface LA-1 (May 2002 - Updated April 2004) Abstract | PDF

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NPF Software Implementation Agreements

- SSL Accelerator SAPI (August 2006) Abstract | PDF

- Switch Address Generator ATM LFB and Functional API (March 2006) Abstract | PDF

- AAL1 Transmit Functional API (February 2006) - Abstract | PDF File

- AAL1 Receive Functional API (February 2006) - Abstract | PDF File

- Software API Framework Revision 2 (February 2006) - Abstract | PDF File
NOTE: Revision 2.0 deprecates the "HA Architecture Model and Framework IA"and the "HA Service API IA". Details on how High Availability (HA) functionality will be carried out going forward can be found in chapter 9 of Software API Framework Revision 2.0.

- Inverse Multiplexing for ATM (IMA) LFB and Functional API (November 2005) Abstract | PDF

- Next Hop LFB and FAPI (October 2005) Abstract | PDF

- ATM OAM Transmit Functional API (August 2005) Abstract | PDF

- ATM OAM Receive Functional API (August 2005) Abstract | PDF

- AAL2 SAR SSC Transmit LFB and Functional API (August 2005) Abstract | PDF

- AAL2 SAR SSC Receive LFB and Functional API (August 2005) Abstract | PDF

- AAL2 CPS Transmit LFB and Functional API (August 2005) Abstract | PDF

- AAL2 CPS Receive LFB and Functional API (August 2005) Abstract | PDF

- ATM Traffic Manager LFB and Functional API (August 2005) Abstract | PDF

- ATM Policer LFB and Functional API (August 2005) Abstract | PDF

- AAL5 Transmit LFB and Functional API (August 2005) Abstract | PDF

- AAL5 Receive LFB and Functional API (August 2005) Abstract | PDF

- ATM Configuration Manager Functional API (March 2005) Abstract | PDF

- ATM Header Generator LFB and Functional API (March 2005) Abstract | PDF

- ATM Header Classifier LFB and Functional API (March 2005) Abstract | PDF

- ATM SW API Architecture Framework (March 2005) Abstract | PDF

- Mobile IPv6 Home Agent Service API (February 2005) Abstract | PDF

- IPv4 Prefix LFB and Functional API (February 2005) Abstract | PDF

- Generic Classifier LFB and Functional API (December 2004) Abstract | PDF

- Topology Manager Functional API (December 2004) Abstract | PDF

- Interface Management API Revision 3.0 (November 2004) Interface Management API Revision 3.0 IAs

- FAPI Model and Usage Guidelines (October 2004) Abstract | PDF

- Messaging LFB (September 2004) Abstract | PDF

- IP Security (IPSec) Service API (August 2004) Abstract | PDF

- HA Service API (July 2004) Abstract | PDF
NOTE: Software API Framework Revision 2.0 deprecates the "HA Service API IA". Details on how High Availability (HA) functionality will be carried out going forward can be found in chapter 9 of Software API Framework Revision 2.0.

- HA Architecture Model and Framework (July 2004) Abstract | PDF
NOTE: Software API Framework Revision 2.0 deprecates the "HA Architecture Model and Framework IA". Details on how High Availability (HA) functionality will be carried out going forward can be found in chapter 9 of Software API Framework Revision 2.0.

- Diffserv Services API Specification (July 2004) Abstract | PDF

- IPv4 Unicast Forwarding Service API Revision 2 (June 2004) Abstract | PDF

- IPv6 Unicast Forwarding Service API Revision 2 (June 2004) Abstract | PDF

- Interface Management API Revision 2 (December 2003) Abstract | PDF

- IPv6 Unicast Forwarding Service API (September 2003) Abstract | PDF

- Packet Handler API (September 2003) Abstract | PDF

- MPLS Forwarding Service API (September 2003) Abstract | PDF

- Software API Conventions Revision 2 (September 2003) Abstract | PDF

- IPv4 Unicast Forwarding Service API (April 2003) Abstract | PDF

- API Framework Lexicon (August 2002) Abstract | PDF

- Software API Conventions (August 2002) Abstract | PDF

- Software API Framework (August 2002) Abstract | PDF

- Interface Management APIs (August 2002) Abstract | PDF

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NPF Benchmarking Implementation Agreements

- TCP Proxy Application Level Benchmark IA (March 2006) Abstract

- TCP Proxy Application Level Benchmark Reporting Template IA (March 2006)
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- IPSec Forwarding Application Level Benchmark IA (July 2004) Abstract

- Switch Fabric Benchmark (July 2003) Abstract

- IP Forwarding Benchmark IA (June 2003) Abstract

- MPLS Application Level Benchmark IA (January 2003) Abstract

- IPv4 Forwarding Benchmark IA (July 2002) Abstract

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NPF Related Agreements

From the Common Switch Interface Consortium
- CSIX-L1 (August 2001) PDF

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