OcNOS-RON : Virtual Extensible LAN Guide : Virtual eXtensible Local Area Network Configuration Guide : Overview : Terminology
Terminology
Terms related to VXLAN configuration are defined in the table below.
IGMP
Internet Group Management Protocol
PIM
Protocol Independent Multicast
VLAN
Virtual Local Area Network
VM
Virtual Machine
VNI
VXLAN Network Identifier (or VXLAN Segment ID)
VTEP
VXLAN Tunnel End Point. An entity that originates and/or terminates VXLAN tunnels
VXLAN
Virtual eXtensible Local Area Network
VXLAN Segment
VXLAN Layer 2 overlay network over which VMs communicate
VXLAN Gateway
An entity that forwards traffic between VXLANs
Last modified date: 08/28/2023