virtual extensible LAN (VXLAN)

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:network_protocol
gptkbp:abbreviation	gptkb:VXLAN
gptkbp:alternativeTo	gptkb:VLAN
gptkbp:canBe	gptkb:IPv4 gptkb:IPv6
gptkbp:category	gptkb:tunnel network virtualization overlay protocol
gptkbp:competitor	gptkb:STT gptkb:Geneve gptkb:NVGRE
gptkbp:designedFor	overlay networks
gptkbp:developedBy	gptkb:VMware gptkb:Cisco Arista
gptkbp:enables	network segmentation virtual machine mobility Layer 2 adjacency over Layer 3 networks isolation between tenants large scale logical networks
gptkbp:encapsulationProtocol	gptkb:UDP
gptkbp:headerSize	50 bytes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	virtual extensible LAN (VXLAN)
gptkbp:integratesWith	gptkb:EVPN SDN controllers
gptkbp:proposedBy	2011
gptkbp:provides	network virtualization
gptkbp:requires	gptkb:VXLAN_Tunnel_Endpoints_(VTEPs)
gptkbp:RFC	gptkb:RFC_7348
gptkbp:solvedBy	VLAN scalability limitations
gptkbp:standardizedBy	gptkb:IETF
gptkbp:supportedBy	gptkb:VMware gptkb:Cisco gptkb:Linux gptkb:Juniper_Networks gptkb:Open_vSwitch Arista
gptkbp:supports	multi-tenant environments
gptkbp:surroundedBy	Layer 2 Ethernet frames
gptkbp:UDPPort	4789
gptkbp:usedFor	network overlays multi-tenant cloud environments virtual machine migration
gptkbp:usedIn	cloud computing data centers
gptkbp:uses	gptkb:VXLAN_Network_Identifier_(VNI) MAC-in-UDP encapsulation
gptkbp:VNI_range	16 million
gptkbp:VNI_size	24 bits
gptkbp:VTEP_function	encapsulation and decapsulation
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:VMware_NSX
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6