Scott Keeler d9668e7153 docs: what is vpp and features and performance
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Signed-off-by: Scott Keeler <skeeler@cisco.com>
2018-09-07 07:29:27 +00:00

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Layer 2
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This section identifies the features associated with Layer 2:
MAC Layer
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* Ethernet
Discovery
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* Cisco Discovery Protocol
* Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP)
Link Layer Control Protocol
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* Bit Index Explicit Replication Link Layer Multi-cast forwarding.
* Link Layer Control (LLC) - multiplex protocols over the MAC layer.
* Spatial Reuse Protocol (SRP)
* High-Level Data Link Control (HDLC)
* Logical link control (LLC)
* Link Agg Control Protocol (Active/Active, Active/Passive) 18.04
Virtual Private Networks
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* MPLS
* MPLS-o-Ethernet Deep label stacks supported
* Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS)
* VLAN
* Q-in-Q
* Tag-rewrite (VTR) - push/pop/Translate (1:1,1:2, 2:1,2:2)
* Ethernet flow point Filtering
* Layer 2 Cross Connect
Bridging
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* Bridge Domains
* MAC Learning (50k addresses)
* Split-horizon group support
* Flooding
ARP
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* Proxy
* Termination
* Bidirectional Forwarding Detection
Integrated Routing and Bridging (IRB)
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* Flexibility to both route and switch between groups of ports.
* Bridged Virtual Interface (BVI) Support, allows traffic switched traffic to be routed.