Accelerating XML 200-Fold

Aug. 9, 2004

XML is the new lingua franca of the Internet, and it's finding homes in embedded applications as well. Text-based XML encoding isn't the most efficient because it requires analysis before processing. Tarari's RAX Content Processor...

William G. Wong

XML is the new lingua franca of the Internet, and it's finding homes in embedded applications as well. Text-based XML encoding isn't the most efficient because it requires analysis before processing.

Tarari's RAX Content Processor (RAX-CP) offloads host XML processing chores, boosting throughput by as much as a factor of 200. The RAX-CP can handle gigabit-level XPath processing, a common query using XML. XML namespaces and namespace prefixing can be done on-the-fly without pre-scanning and declaration of prefixes.

CG Mupac's 6942X series includes the RAX-CP board in a dual 2.8-GHz Xeon processor-controlled content server platform. The Linux-based system gives users fault-tolerant features in a 2U rackmount system for datacom/telecom applications. The board with the RAX-CP handles XML traffic.

The RAX-CP board is priced under $3000. The RAX-CP Development Kit from Tarari costs $7495. It includes two boards, accelerated XML and RAX agents, accelerated SSL encryption/decryption agents, and sample code. Contact Tarari about chip availability and pricing.

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