Introduction
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-This document describes the sample applications that are included in the Intel® Data Plane Development Kit (Intel® DPDK).
+This document describes the sample applications that are included in the Data Plane Development Kit (DPDK).
Each chapter describes a sample application that showcases specific functionality and
provides instructions on how to compile, run and use the sample application.
Documentation Roadmap
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-The following is a list of Intel® DPDK documents in suggested reading order:
+The following is a list of DPDK documents in suggested reading order:
* **Release Notes** : Provides release-specific information, including supported features,
limitations, fixed issues, known issues and so on.
Also, provides the answers to frequently asked questions in FAQ format.
* **Getting Started Guides** : Describes how to install and
- configure the Intel® DPDK software for your operating system;
+ configure the DPDK software for your operating system;
designed to get users up and running quickly with the software.
* **Programmer's Guide:** Describes:
* The software architecture and how to use it (through examples),
specifically in a Linux* application (linuxapp) environment.
- * The content of the Intel® DPDK, the build system
- (including the commands that can be used in the root Intel® DPDK Makefile to build the development kit and an application)
+ * The content of the DPDK, the build system
+ (including the commands that can be used in the root DPDK Makefile to build the development kit and an application)
and guidelines for porting an application.
* Optimizations used in the software and those that should be considered for new development
A glossary of terms is also provided.
-* **API Reference** : Provides detailed information about Intel® DPDK functions,
+* **API Reference** : Provides detailed information about DPDK functions,
data structures and other programming constructs.
* **Sample Applications User Guide** : Describes a set of sample applications.