DPU · Data Processing Unit
A programmable NIC (e.g. BlueField) that offloads networking, storage and security from the host CPU.
Current numbers
800 Gb/sBlueField-4 DPU throughput (STX storage architecture), ~6x BlueField-3 compute; WEKA/VAST/DDN platforms
800 Gb/sBlueField-4 DPU throughput; 64 Arm cores, ~6x BlueField-3 compute; zero-trust east-west enforcement at line rate