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What is VPP? - An introduction to the open-source Vector Packet Processing (VPP) platform.

Setting Up Your Dev Environment - Explains how to set up your development environment and the requirements for using the build tools.

Building and Installing A VPP Package - Explains how to build, install and test a VPP package.

Dive Deeper

Build System Deep Dive - A close look at the components of the build system.

Introduction To IP Adjacency - An explanation of the characteristics of IP adjacency and its uses.

Introduction To N-tuple Classifiers - An explanation of classifiers and how to create classifier tables and sessions.

Modifying The Packet Processing Directed Graph - An explanation of how a directed node graph processes packets, and possible ways to change the node graph.

Using VPP In A Multi-thread Model - An explanation of multi-thread modes, configurations, and setup.

Using VPP as a VXLAN Tunnel Terminator - An explanation of the VXLAN tunnel terminator, its features, architecture, and API support.

Reference Material

VPP Command-line Interface (CLI) User Guide

VPP Command-line Arguments

Tutorials

How To Use The Packet Generator and Packet Tracer

How To Build The Sample Plugin

How To Use The API Trace Tools

How To Optimize Performance (System Tuning)

How To Connect A PCI Interface To VPP

Use Cases

Use VPP as a Router Between Namespaces - An example configuration of the VPP platform as a router.

Use VPP as an LW46 (MAP-E) Terminator - An example configuration of the VPP platform as an lw46 (MAP-E) terminator.

Use VPP for IPv6 Segment Routing - An example configuration of the VPP platform for IPv6 segment routing.