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