1. A system for providing forward compatibility, said system comprising: a network interface configured to transfer data between a data buffer of a host system and a network, said network interface comprising network interface hardware (H/W) and a forward compatible firmware (F/W) module, said F/W module configured to convert descriptors associated with said data and stored in a first format in a first queue maintained by a driver module to a second format stored in a second queue that is concealed from said driver module, said converted second format descriptors are forward compatible with said network H/W; wherein said data is stored in said data buffer; and wherein said network interface is configured to access said data stored in said data buffer directly using said converted second format descriptors.