Harnessing a protocols created by Google, recently released edition of Linux kernel should be capable to pace network traffic throughout significantly. The method is one of new charactistics that approach by means of the most recent update of the open source operating system kernel, Linux version 2.6.35, which Linus Torvalds released. Additionally the typical round of bug fixes and optimizations, the new edition has a numeral of new charactistics to make it more utilizable in today's busy multicore, networked environments.

Leader between these new characteristic is the inclusion of Google's Receive Packet Steering (RPS) and Receive Flow Steering (RFS). RPS spreads incoming packets out across all of the CPUs available on the machine, and RFS calculates which cores would be best suited for processing, given factors such as which applications will be using the network traffic, according to an explanation offered by the Kernel Newbies Web site.