Alibaba Cloud Infrastructure
Dec 27, 2021 · Fundamentals
Advances, Challenges, and Solutions for Programmable Switching ASICs – Alibaba Cloud’s Self‑Developed Compiler
This article reviews the evolution of programmable switching ASICs, outlines three major challenges—chip‑specific language diversity, distributed data‑plane programming, and resource optimization—and presents Alibaba Cloud’s self‑developed compiler as a high‑level solution that boosts development efficiency by up to 78% while cutting chip resource usage by up to 84%.
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