Virtual Extensible LAN (VXLAN)

GPTKB entity

Statements (65)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:networking
gptkbp:allows up to 16 million logical networks
gptkbp:can_be_configured_for control plane protocols
gptkbp:can_be_used_with NFV (Network Functions Virtualization)
gptkbp:communication disparate data centers
gptkbp:developed_by gptkb:VMware
gptkbp:dissolved Ethernet frames
gptkbp:enables gptkb:VXLAN_Tunnel_Endpoint_(VTEP)
network virtualization technologies
overlay network protocols
scalable cloud computing
gptkbp:facilitates network isolation
gptkbp:home_port 4789
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Virtual Extensible LAN (VXLAN)
gptkbp:is_adopted_by large enterprises
telecommunications networks
disaster recovery solutions
gptkbp:is_beneficial_for service providers
application developers
gptkbp:is_compatible_with IPv4 and IPv6
SDN (Software-Defined Networking)
network orchestration tools
network monitoring tools
gptkbp:is_designed_to overcome VLAN limitations
gptkbp:is_different_from VLAN (Virtual Local Area Network)
gptkbp:is_implemented_in hypervisors
virtual switches
network appliances
gptkbp:is_integrated_with gptkb:security
cloud management platforms
gptkbp:is_part_of network virtualization
data center interconnect solutions
SDN architecture
network automation strategies
network overlay solutions
network segmentation strategies
overlay network architecture
virtualized data center architecture
gptkbp:is_scalable large-scale deployments
gptkbp:is_similar_to GRE (Generic Routing Encapsulation)
gptkbp:is_standardized_by gptkb:IETF
gptkbp:is_supported_by gptkb:Arista_Networks
gptkb:Cisco_ACI
gptkb:VMware_NSX
gptkb:Open_v_Switch
gptkbp:is_used_for gptkb:cloud_services
network performance optimization
gptkbp:is_used_in data centers
enterprise networks
virtualized environments
gptkbp:is_used_to simplify network management
create virtual networks
extend Layer 2 networks
gptkbp:is_utilized_for load balancing
virtual machine migration
service chaining
virtual network functions
gptkbp:is_utilized_in hybrid cloud environments
container networking
gptkbp:operated_by Layer 2 and Layer 3 networks
gptkbp:provides overlay networking
gptkbp:supports multi-tenancy
gptkbp:uses MAC-in-UDP encapsulation
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Nexus_7000_series
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6