Simulation Tool of Network Processor for Learning Activities

1 Henrique Cota de Freitas, Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais, Post -Graduation Program in Electrical Engineering Student, 500 Av. Dom Cabral Coração Eucarístico Belo Horizonte Minas Gerais, [email protected] 2 Carlos Augusto Paiva da Silva Martins, Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais, Post -Graduation Program in Electrical Engineering Professor, 500 Av. Dom Cabral, Coração Eucarístico, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, [email protected] Abstract  We present a functional simulation tool of Network Processor developed at the Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais, Brazil. It started during undergraduate research project. Instruction set and microarchitecture of this type of processor are specialized and dedicated to work in network layers. Our main goals are improving and optimizing the learning activities related to network processor to engineering and computer science users.