Method and system for optimizing virtual network dpu traffic management

Abstract

A system for optimizing network traffic management is provided. The system includes a plurality of data processing units (DPUs), each assigned an identifier and configured to process network traffic for associated virtual network interface cards (vNICs). The system also includes a vNIC placement handler configured to receive media access control (MAC) address information from the plurality of DPUs and execute a relocation of at least two vNICs to be directly associated with one of the plurality of DPUs without through an inter-DPU physical network based on mapping the MAC address information to the identifier. The system further includes a communication framework integrated with the vNIC placement handler to enable transmission of MAC address information from the plurality of DPUs to the vNIC placement handler and offload network traffic from the vNICs to corresponding one or more of the plurality of DPUs.