Network-driven, inbound network data orchestration

A method comprising:

• receiving, at a network interface, a data packet associated with an application being processed by one or more cores of a processor;
• determining, by the network interface, whether to steer the data packet to a first cache memory of the processor or a second cache memory of the processor;
• and
• steering, by a controller, at least a portion of the data packet to the first memory or the second memory based on the determining.

A system comprising:

• a first memory;
• a second memory;
• a processor;
• and
• a network interface configured to:
• receive a data packet associated with an application being processed by one or more cores of the processor;
• determine a classification for the data packet based on information contained within a header of the data packet;
• and
• determine whether to steer the data packet to the first memory or the second memory based on the classification of the data packet, the first memory corresponding to a cache memory of the processor and the second memory corresponding to a memory external to the processor.

A system comprising:

• a processor having a plurality of cores;
• and
• a network interface configured to:
• receive a data packet associated with an application being processed by one or more of the plurality of cores of the processor;
• determine whether to steer the data packet to a first memory or a second memory, the first memory corresponding to a first cache memory of the processor and the second memory corresponding to a second cache memory of the processor;
• and
• steer at least a portion of the data packet to the first memory or the second memory based on the determining.