Virtual Networking: Poll-mode vs Interrupt
The VMkernel is relying on the physical device, the pNIC in this case, to generate interrupts to process network I/O. This traditional style of I/O processing incurs additional delays on…
vSphere and NFV Tuning Considerations
In my current role, I am involved in a lot of discussions around network functions virtualization, a.k.a. NFV. Talking about NFV in this post, I mean telco applications. By that I mean…