Segmentation Offloads in Linux Networking
Segmentation Offloads Introduction This document introduces a set of techniques in the Linux networking stack that leverage the segmentation offload capabilities of various network interface cards. The following techniques will be discussed: TCP Segmentation Offload – TSO (TCP Segmentation Offload) UDP Fragmentation Offload – UFO (UDP Fragmentation Offload) IPIP, SIT, GRE, and UDP Tunnel Offload … Read more