SmartNICs allow complex packet processing on the NIC. In order to support
hardware acceleration for them, Nova core needs modifications to support the
combination of VIF and vRouter plugging they support. This proposes a
hybrid SR-IOV and vRouter model to enable acceleration.
SmartNICs allow complex packet processing on the NIC. In order to support
hardware acceleration for them, Nova core needs modifications to support the
combination of VIF and vRouter plugging they support. This proposes a
hybrid SR-IOV and vRouter model to enable acceleration.