The present disclosure describes a method and apparatus for network traffic processing in a non-uniform memory access architecture system. The method includes allocating a Tx/Rx Queue pair for a node, the Tx/Rx Queue pair allocated in a local memory of the node. The method further includes routing network traffic to the allocated Tx/Rx Queue pair. The method may include designating a core in the node for network traffic processing. Of course, many alternatives, variations and modifications are possible without departing from this embodiment.