RFC-7348
Virtual Extensible Local Area Network (VXLAN)
Network virtualisation overlay protocol encapsulating Layer 2 frames in UDP/IP for transport across Layer 3 networks. Provides up to 16 million logical network segments. The dominant overlay protocol in data centre fabrics.
- Document
- RFC 7348 (2014)
- URL
- https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc7348
- Label
- Standard
- Keywords
- VXLAN network virtualisation overlay data centre Layer 2 UDP network segmentation fabric
Domain: Network Protocols · Standard