add VXLAN type in "other-interfaces"

pull/217/head
Ad Schellevis 5 years ago
parent f4d9a1e44d
commit 5073fee502

@ -43,3 +43,23 @@ VLAN
VLANs (Virtual LANs) can be used to segment a single physical network into multiple virtual networks. This can be
done for QoS purposes, among other things. For this reason, most ISP-issued IPTV devices utilise VLANs.
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VXLAN
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Virtual eXtensible Local Area Networks (VXLANs) are used to overlay virtualized layer 2 networks over layer 3 networks
as described by `rfc7348 <https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7348>`__.
Tunnels can be setup in point to point (parameter :code:`Remote address`) or multicast (parameters :code:`Multicast group` and :code:`Device`).
The `Source address` must be an existing (statically assigned) address assigned at this firewall, which will be used as
source in the encapsulating IPv4/IPv6 header.
.. Note::
Since the vxlan interface encapsulates the Ethernet frame with an IP, UDP, and vxlan header,
the resulting frame may be larger than the MTU of the physical network. The vxlan specification recommends the physical
network MTU be configured to use jumbo frames to accommodate the encapsulated frame size.
Alternatively, the MTU size on the vxlan interface might be reduced to allow the encapsulated frame to fit in
the current MTU of the physical network.

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