CS290N Extra-Performance Computer Architecture
Prof. Fred Chong
FQ 2006
Problem Set 15 (Network Security - Banit Agrawal)

1. Why is the proposed memory system better for networking applications
compared to desktop applications?

2. How does VPNM take care of (a) multiple conflicting requests (b)
redundant requests?

3. What is the need of keeping slightly higher access rate on the memory
side bus compared to the interface side?

4. What are the possible ways to handle the stalls?