IP-based VLAN switching for Network Services Virtualization
draft-rekesh-ipvlanswitching-02
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| Authors | John Rekesh , Srinivasa Addepalli | ||
| Last updated | 2010-11-18 | ||
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Abstract
The objective of this document is to define and formalize the use of IP-based VLAN switching in the context of virtualization of network services. Networking infrastructure appliances may host multiple virtual instances of network services. IP address inspection on a packet coming from an external network such as the Internet can be used to switch the packet into a VLAN, through use of VLAN tags on Ethernet frames. The tagged frame is subsequently fed to a VLAN-aware networking infrastructure appliance where the packet is directed to a virtualized service instance. This method of IP-based VLAN switching on a packet assists in hosting multiple virtual instances of network services on servers and other appliances.
Authors
John Rekesh
Srinivasa Addepalli
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