Differentiated storage services in ethernet SSD

A memory drive comprising:

• a memory;
• and
• a processor, wherein the processor is configured to execute instructions from the memory that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
• receive, an input/output (I/O) service request for performing I/O between the memory drive and a host, from the host,
• wherein the I/O service request comprises a quality of service requirement;
• select, a network path based on the quality of service requirement;
• and
• initiate, a storage traffic stream via the network path to connect the host to the memory drive according to the quality of service requirement in the I/O service request,
• wherein the memory is configured to receive the I/O service request from the host and configured to initiate the storage traffic stream to connect the host to the memory drive using a first connection.

A method of providing storage services comprising:

• receiving, at a memory drive, an input/output (I/O) service request comprising a quality of service requirement for performing I/O between the memory drive and a host,
• from the host;
• selecting, by the memory drive, a network path based on the quality of service requirement;
• encapsulating, by the memory drive, a first data packet into a multiprotocol label switching (MPLS) packet comprising a MPLS header;
• and
• initiating, by the memory drive, a storage traffic stream that sends the MPLS packet comprising the MPLS header to the host from the memory drive via the network path,
• wherein the memory drive is configured to receive the I/O service request from the host and configured to initiate the storage traffic stream to connect the host to the memory drive using a first connection.