Introduction
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-The following sections describe optimizations used in the IntelĀ® DPDK and optimizations that should be considered for a new applications.
+The following sections describe optimizations used in the DPDK and optimizations that should be considered for a new applications.
They also highlight the performance-impacting coding techniques that should,
-and should not be, used when developing an application using the IntelĀ® DPDK.
+and should not be, used when developing an application using the DPDK.
And finally, they give an introduction to application profiling using a Performance Analyzer from Intel to optimize the software.