Virtual Extensible LAN (VXLAN)

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:network_protocol
gptkbp:abbreviation	gptkb:VXLAN
gptkbp:category	gptkb:tunnel gptkb:network_virtualization_protocol cloud networking data center networking overlay network protocol
gptkbp:contrastsWith	gptkb:VLAN
gptkbp:designedFor	large-scale data centers
gptkbp:enables	network segmentation Layer 2 adjacency over Layer 3 networks isolation of tenant networks
gptkbp:encapsulationProtocol	gptkb:UDP
gptkbp:firstPublished	2014
gptkbp:headerSize	50 bytes
gptkbp:maximumSegments	16 million
gptkbp:overlayNetwork	yes
gptkbp:platform	gptkb:Nokia gptkb:VMware gptkb:Cisco gptkb:Dell_EMC gptkb:Juniper Arista
gptkbp:purpose	network virtualization
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:STT gptkb:Geneve gptkb:NVGRE
gptkbp:replacedBy	VLAN in large-scale environments
gptkbp:RFC	gptkb:RFC_7348
gptkbp:standardizedBy	gptkb:IETF
gptkbp:supports	multi-tenant environments
gptkbp:surroundedBy	Layer 2 Ethernet frames
gptkbp:UDP_port	4789
gptkbp:usedIn	gptkb:OpenStack gptkb:software-defined_networking_(SDN) gptkb:VMware_NSX gptkb:Kubernetes gptkb:Open_vSwitch cloud computing
gptkbp:uses	gptkb:VXLAN_Network_Identifier_(VNI) VXLAN Tunnel End Point (VTEP)
gptkbp:VNI_size	24 bits
gptkbp:VTEP_function	encapsulation and decapsulation
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Cisco_Nexus
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Virtual Extensible LAN (VXLAN)