FAST (FPGA-Accelerated Switching and Testing) is a hardware-software co-design network acceleration framework designed for both research and education.

Key Features

• Educational Focus: Designed for teaching network systems
• Research Platform: Supports cutting-edge network research
• Multi-University Adoption: Used at top Chinese universities

Adoption

• Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications
• University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
• Southeast University
• National University of Defense Technology

Research Impact

Supported research teams at:

• Hong Kong Polytechnic University
• Peking University

Leading to publications in SIGCOMM, ToN, and other top venues.

Teaching Impact

• Published key textbooks
• Students won national competition awards
• Recognized as excellent instructor for national A-level competitions