Cavium Networks (NASDAQ: CAVM), a leading provider of semiconductor products that enable intelligent processing for networking and wireless applications, has announced the Cavium DPI (Deep Packet Inspection) Protocol Software Toolkit which offers industry’s highest DPI performance (40 Gbps).

According to a recent market report the U.S. Government Deep Packet Inspection market is forecast to grow at a CAGR of 36% from 2010 to about US$ 1.8 Billion by 2015.

The Cavium DPI Protocol Software utilizes extensive hardware acceleration in OCTEON Plus Multi-core MIPS processors, NITROX DPI Processors and OCTEON II processors to deliver unmatched performance which scales up to 40Gbps. It can detect and analyze hundreds of widely used protocols and can be dynamically updated in the field or at OEM customer for additional protocols. The DPI toolkit is targeted for manufacturers of networking, wireless and storage infrastructure equipment.

High Performance Deep Packet Inspection enables carriers to address these requirements by delivering newer billable services and tiered levels of service, preventing malicious traffic and monitoring the overall network and application health to ensure effective utilization.