Method and apparatus to batch packet fragments prior to entrance into a processing core queue

A network interface component, comprising:

• a host interface;
• a network interface;
• first circuitry to determine a particular processing core amongst a plurality of processing cores for an IP fragment based at least in part on the IP fragment's IP fragmentation ID;
• and,
• second circuitry to enqueue the IP fragment for the particular processing core.

A data center, comprising:

• a network that communicatively couples a plurality of electronic systems, the plurality of electronic systems integrated within a plurality of racks, wherein, an electronic system of the plurality of electronic systems comprises a), b), c), d) and e) below:
• a) a network interface that is coupled to the network, the network interface comprising a packet processing pipeline, the packet processing pipeline to process packets received from the network;
• b) memory to implement a plurality of queues, the plurality of queues to receive the packets after the packets have been processed by the packet processing pipeline;
• c) a plurality of processing cores, the plurality of processing cores to receive respective ones of the packets from respective ones of the queues;
• d) first circuitry to determine a particular processing core amongst a plurality of processing cores for an IP fragment based at least in part on the IP fragment's IP fragmentation ID;
• and,
• e) second circuitry to enqueue the IP fragment for the particular processing core.