Data plane development KIT (DPDK) : a software optimization guide to the user space based network applications This book brings together the insights and practical experience of some of the most experienced Data Plane Development Kit (DPDK) technical experts detailing the trend of DPDK data packet processing hardware acceleration packet processing and virtualization as well as the practical application of DPDK in the fields of SDN NFV and network storage. The book also devotes many chunks to exploring various core software algorithms the advanced optimization methods adopted in DPDK detailed practical experience and the guides on how to use DPDK