VXLAN

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:network_protocol
gptkbp:competitor gptkb:STT
gptkb:Geneve
gptkb:NVGRE
gptkbp:enables network segmentation
layer 2 adjacency over layer 3 networks
multi-tenant networks
scalable virtual networks
gptkbp:encapsulationProtocol gptkb:UDP
gptkbp:firstPublished 2014
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Virtual_Extensible_LAN
gptkbp:headerSize 50 bytes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label VXLAN
gptkbp:operatesIn Layer 2
gptkbp:purpose network virtualization
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:BGP
gptkb:Ethernet
gptkb:IP
gptkb:UDP
gptkb:VLAN
gptkb:EVPN
SDN
cloud infrastructure
virtual switches
IP routing
hypervisors
network overlays
gptkbp:replacedBy VLAN in large-scale networks
gptkbp:requires IP multicast or unicast for broadcast emulation
gptkbp:RFC gptkb:RFC_7348
gptkbp:standardizedBy gptkb:IETF
gptkbp:supports cloud computing
overlay networks
gptkbp:surroundedBy Layer 2 Ethernet frames
gptkbp:UDPPort 4789
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:VMware_NSX
gptkb:Arista_EOS
gptkb:Cisco_Nexus_switches
gptkb:Juniper_QFX_switches
gptkb:Open_vSwitch
gptkbp:usedIn data centers
enterprise networks
gptkbp:uses gptkb:VXLAN_Network_Identifier
MAC-in-UDP encapsulation
gptkbp:VNIFieldSize 24 bits
gptkbp:VNIValueRange 0-16,777,215
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:IETF
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4