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DPDK Summit 2026 – Call for Papers

 

Bring your latest developments to Stockholm. Share real-world data, insights, and roadmaps with the community.

CFP closes Feb 22, 2026 (23:59 CET / 17:59 ET).

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Review Your First DPDK Patch in 30 Minutes

 

DPDK is built by a global community of developers, engineers at companies like Intel and Red Hat, students, and independent contributors. Code review is how most people get started. No commit access needed, and no prior experience required. Just open a patch, read it, and share what you notice.

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Why Run DPDK?

 

DPDK’s run-to-completion model and optimized libraries significantly enhance network application performance by pre-allocating essential resources.

Use Cases

Data centers, network edge, network infrastructure, experimental applications and more

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Architecture

Efficient, scalable and flexible, facilitating rapid development and deployment

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Libraries

A comprehensive set to accelerate tasks across various computing environments

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Supported Hardware

A broad spectrum of processors and Network Interface Controllers (NICs)

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Why Join DPDK?

Become a Corporate Member

The work of developing libraries for fast packet processing could not happen without the generous support of our members.

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Development of DPDK is led by a diverse group of technical, open source contributors. Everyone is welcome.

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