DISTRIBUTED CACHE WITH IN-NETWORK PREFETCH

摘要

A programmable switch receives a cache line request from a client of a plurality of clients on a network to obtain a cache line. One or more additional cache lines are identified based on the received cache line request and prefetch information. The cache line and the one or more additional cache lines are requested from one or more memory devices on the network. The requested cache line and the one or more additional cache lines are received from the one or more memory devices, and are sent to the client.