A networking control engine (NCE) included in a platform. The NCE includes one or more end point glue logic, an execution core, and one or more network interface card glue logic. Each end point glue logic is configured to interface with one of the platform engines or the operation system, and each network interface card glue logic is configured to interface with one of the network interface cards. The execution core is configured to control network interfaces for the operating system and the one or more platform engines. The execution core is configured to transfer data between the one or more platform engines and the one or more network interface cards without management by the operating system. The execution core is configured to abstract networking details from the operating system and the one or more platform engines.