Diagram of entire Linux Network Stack, including: Virtualization and Linux containers: Emulation and Paravirtualization. Network sockets. Network stack: Upper layer of Network stack (TCP, UDP). Low layer of Network stack with GRO, RPS, RFS and GSO. Network Scheduler. NetFilter and traffic controll: Bridge and Bond interfaces. Tap interface, ... Device Driver: Queue. NAPI. IRQ handler. Network functions accelerated by NIC: Checksum offload, VLAN, VxLAN, GRE, TSO, LRO, RSS, ... Network card. All (above) sections (layers) include tips for optimizations and/or statistics.   This diagram is part of the book:  Operativni sustavi i računalne mreže - Linux u primjeni https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8119310

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A comprehensive visual diagram mapping the entire Linux network stack architecture, from network cards and device drivers through the kernel networking layers (TCP/UDP, GRO, RPS, RFS, GSO) to virtualization and containers. Covers NetFilter, traffic control, network schedulers, NIC hardware acceleration features (checksum offload, VLAN, VxLAN, TSO, LRO, RSS), and includes optimization tips and statistics for each layer. Part of a larger educational resource on Linux operating systems and networking.

Entire Linux Network stack diagram