Enable customers to build high-performance intelligent programmable networks while preserving valuable computing resources in servers and reducing the total CAPEX of cloud data centers
Asterfusion 25GE Helium DPU is equipped with a high-performance DPU ASIC and complies with PCIe standard and Ethernet protocol. It provides PCIe x16 Gen4.0 lane interface and up to 100Gbps multi-functional service processing capability.
Network card model
Helium EC1004/2004
Network Interface
4 x 25GE SFP28
Host interface
PCIe x 16 Gen4.0
Management port
1xConsole Micro USB + 1xGE RJ45 Management port
Why Asterfusion® Helium DPU?
High Performance
With the high-performance DPU ASIC which contains 24 high-performance ARM processor cores along with multiple integrated hardware-acceleration co-processors, Asterfusion® Helium DPU can provide upto 100Gbps multi-functional service processing capability.
Easy portability
Through a very simple compilation process, various x86-based DPDK applications and generic Linux drivers can be easily ported to Asterfusion® Helium DPU.
Wide-Range of Applications
Asterfusion Helium SmartNIC can be deployed into a wide-range of application scenarios such as network acceleration, security acceleration, and storage acceleration
Value Propositions
CAPEX Reduction
Asterfusion® Helium DPU can offload and accelerate network, compute, and storage functions; preserving valuable computing resources in servers and reducing the total CAPEX of cloud data centers.
Agile Development
Asterfusion® CX-T switches combined with AFC (Asteria Fabric Controller) and K8s/OpenStack CNI & Neutron plug-ins can allow cloud data center administrators to automatically provision and offload overlay network configurations using the process compatible with their standard operational procedures. Through the REST APIs Asterfusion CX-T switches can also be integrated and controlled by third-party or customers’ own management platforms for unified & efficient cloud data center control, orchestration and management.
Simplify Deployment Process
Asterfusion® Helium DPU can support various NFV functions offload and completely isolate applications running on Smart NICs from ones running on servers, thus simplifying application deployment.
Application Scenarios
Network Acceleration
Scenario 1
Asterfusion® Helium DPU supports network function accelerations such as VTEP, OVS offload, TCP offload, GRE/GTP tunnel encapsulation and decapsulation, reliable UDP, and 5G-UPF acceleration.
Security Acceleration
Scenario 2
Asterfusion® Helium DPU supports security function accelerations such as IPSec, SSL, XDP/eBPF, vFW/vLB/vNAT, DPI, and DDoS defense.
Storage Acceleration
Scenario 3
Asterfusion® Helium DPU supports storage function accelerations such as NVMe-oF(TCP) and data compression/decompression.