DPDK (Data Plane Development Kit) is a set of libraries and drivers that enable high-speed packet processing on commodity CPUs. It provides a framework for building fast and efficient network applications by bypassing the operating system’s network stack and accessing the hardware directly. DPDK is designed to support a wide range of networking protocols, including Ethernet, IP, TCP, UDP, and SCTP. It can be used to develop various network functions such as switches, routers, firewalls, load balancers, and more. DPDK also supports multiple CPU architectures and operating systems. Overall, DPDK helps to achieve low-latency packet processing with high throughput performance.
