# Are there any recommended NICs or smart NICs to run the examples in PNA?

**URL:** <https://forum.p4.org/t/are-there-any-recommended-nics-or-smart-nics-to-run-the-examples-in-pna/978>\
**Category:** Getting Started with P4\
**Created:** [October 3, 2023, 3:06pm UTC](https://forum.p4.org/t/are-there-any-recommended-nics-or-smart-nics-to-run-the-examples-in-pna/978 "2023-10-03T15:06:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![justinkong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8491ac/32.png) [@justinkong](https://forum.p4.org/u/justinkong)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2023, 3:06pm UTC](https://forum.p4.org/t/are-there-any-recommended-nics-or-smart-nics-to-run-the-examples-in-pna/978/1 "2023-10-03T15:06:23Z")

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Hi! I have a question about the PNA architecture. Are there any recommended NICs or smart NICs to run the examples in PNA ([https://github.com/p4lang/pna/tree/main/examples](https://github.com/p4lang/pna/tree/main/examples)), or is it necessary to use a DPDK software target for now?

If there are recommended NICs or smart NICs, could you also provide information on their pricing?  
Thanks in advance!

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**Author:** ![fruffy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a8b319/32.png) [@fruffy](https://forum.p4.org/u/fruffy)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2023, 12:59pm UTC](https://forum.p4.org/t/are-there-any-recommended-nics-or-smart-nics-to-run-the-examples-in-pna/978/2 "2023-10-18T12:59:17Z")

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Here is a list of some potential targets: [IPDK Targets](https://ipdk.io/documentation/Targets/)

I do not think any of them is easily accessible at this moment, so the DPDK SoftNIC will have to do.