Abstract: A system for running a virtual machine (VM) on a host device is provided. During operation, the system can execute, within the VM, a first operating system (OS) running a client application and a second OS running a network protocol stack. The first OS can receive a transaction command from the client application. The transaction command can be associated with a remote memory access. The first OS can then convert the transaction command to one or more network packets and provide a description of the one or more network packets to the second OS via a shared guest physical memory of the VM. The host device can then send the one or more network packets to a corresponding destination based on the network protocol stack.