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libvdeplug_vxvde - vdeplug module for vde_switch based networks

libvdeplug_vxvde.so

This is the libvdeplug module to join vxvde networks. Vxvde is a distributed implementation of virtual networks. There is no need for extra processes like virtual switches.

This module of libvdeplug4 can be used in any program supporting vde like vde_plug, kvm, qemu, user-mode-linux and virtualbox.

The vde_plug_url syntax of this module is the following:


vxvde://[multicast_addr][/OPTION][/OPTION]

If multicast_addr is omitted libvdeplug_vxvde uses the default addresses: 239.0.0.1 for IPv4 and ff05:56de::1 for IPv6.

use IPv4
use IPv6
define the multicast port (default value 14789)
define the virtual network identifier (default value 1). (a group name can be used as VNI, in that case the vni is the group id).
define the time-to-live (default value 1).
Set the VNI and the last three bytes of the IP address to the group id.
set the size of the hash table for packet switching
set the maximum age in seconds of valid packet switching entries
set the (real) network interface to use.

vxvde://239.0.0.1
This vde_plug_url refers to the vxvde network defined on the multicast address 239.0.0.1, vni=1.

Programs using
vxvde://ff15::3/port=12345/vni=42
join the same vxvde network defined by the multicast address ff15::1, port 12345, vni is 42.

Virtual Distributed Ethernet is not related in any way with www.vde.com ("Verband der Elektrotechnik, Elektronik und Informationstechnik" i.e. the German "Association for Electrical, Electronic & Information Technologies").

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August 23, 2016 Virtual Distributed Ethernet