METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR RESOURCE MANAGEMENT OF A NETWORK CONNECTION TO PROCESS TASKS ACROSS THE NETWORK

摘要

Network interface cards (NICs), a network apparatus and a method thereof are disclosed. A NIC comprises: a memory configured to assign a steering context and a network context denoting dynamically allocated resources. The steering context is associated with the network context, and the steering context is associated with queues queueing tasks and designated for execution using a network connection. The NIC further comprises a NIC processing circuitry, which is configured to process the tasks using the steering and network contexts. The steering context is temporarily assigned for use by the network connection during tasks execution, and the network context is assigned for use by the network connection during a lifetime of the network connection. In response to completing execution of the tasks, the association of the steering context with the network context is released while maintaining the assignment of the network context until the network connection is terminated.