Techniques for load balancing in a packet distribution system

An apparatus to distribute packets comprising:

• a processor component;
• a decryption component for execution by the processor component to decrypt an encrypted packet to generate a decrypted packet from the encrypted packet, the encrypted packet comprising a header that comprises at least one field of information concerning the encrypted packet;
• a hash component for execution by the processor component to generate a header hash from the at least one field of information during decryption of at least a portion of the encrypted packet by the decryption component, the header hash comprising a smaller quantity of bits than the at least one field of information;
• multiple cores coupled to the processor component, the multiple cores comprising a first core;
• a distribution component for execution by the first core to select a second core of the multiple cores based on the header hash and to transmit the decrypted packet to the second core.

A computer-implemented method for distributing packets comprising:

• decrypting, at a processor component, an encrypted packet to generate a decrypted packet from the encrypted packet, the encrypted packet comprising a header that comprises at least one field of information concerning the encrypted packet;
• generating, at the processor component, a header hash from the at least one field of information during decryption of at least a portion of the encrypted packet, the header hash comprising a smaller quantity of bits than the at least one field of information;
• selecting a first core of multiple cores coupled to the processor component based on the header hash;
• and
• transmitting the decrypted packet to the first core from the processor component.

At least one tangible machine-readable storage medium comprising instructions that when executed by a processor component, cause the processor component to:

• decrypt an encrypted packet to generate a decrypted packet from the encrypted packet, the encrypted packet comprising a header that comprises at least one field of information concerning the encrypted packet;
• generate a header hash from the at least one field of information during decryption of at least a portion of the encrypted packet, the header hash comprising a smaller quantity of bits than the at least one field of information;
• select a first core of multiple cores coupled to the processor component based on the header hash;
• and
• transmit the decrypted packet to the first core from the processor component.