Result description
The result is a hardware-accelerated networking solution based on Data Processing Units (DPUs) designed to offload intensive networking and security functions from the host CPU. The system enables high-performance packet processing, traffic monitoring, encryption, and security enforcement directly at the network interface level.
By leveraging DPU capabilities, the solution improves throughput, reduces latency, and optimizes resource utilization. It supports advanced networking services, scalable edge computing infrastructures, and secure data processing environments, making it suitable for modern data centers and Industry 4.0 applications.
Addressing target audiences and expressing needs
- Business partners – SMEs, Entrepreneurs, Large Corporations
- Business plan development
- Pilot environments where DPU-based acceleration can improve performance
- Collaboration with partners developing high-performance networking and security services
- Integration opportunities with edge computing, AI workloads, and cloud infrastructures
- Organizations willing to evaluate hardware-accelerated networking and security functions
- Other Actors who can help us fulfil our market potential
- Research and Technology Organisations
R&D, Technology and Innovation aspects
The solution has been developed and validated at prototype level, demonstrating the feasibility of offloading networking and security functions to DPUs. Next steps include performance optimization, large-scale validation in data center and edge environments, and collaboration with industry partners for pilot deployments and potential commercialization.

