Alibaba Group Holding Limited
APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING DATA TRANSMISSION IN NETWORK SYSTEM

Abstract:

The present disclosure provides an apparatus for controlling data transmission in a network system. The apparatus includes a programmable chip configured to forward data in the network system, one or more storage devices configured to store a set of instructions, and one or more processors configured to execute the set of instructions to cause the apparatus to: control, via a first interface, the programmable chip to provide a switching function at a data link layer or a network layer; and control, via a second interface, the programmable chip to provide a layer 4 to layer 7 networking service.