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**Part 3: Performance Optimization**

Performance Optimization Guidelines
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Introduction
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The following sections describe optimizations used in DPDK and optimizations that should be considered for new applications.

They also highlight the performance-impacting coding techniques that should,
and should not be, used when developing an application using the DPDK.

And finally, they give an introduction to application profiling using a Performance Analyzer from Intel to optimize the software.
