<div dir="ltr"><div>In conjunction with the release of <span class="gmail-il">VPP</span> 17.04, I'd like to invite you all to try out networking-<span class="gmail-il">vpp</span> for <span class="gmail-il">VPP</span> 17.04. <span class="gmail-il">VPP</span>
is a fast userspace forwarder based on the DPDK toolkit, and uses
vector packet processing algorithms to minimise the CPU time spent on
each packet and maximise throughput. networking-<span class="gmail-il">vpp</span> is a ML2 mechanism driver that controls <span class="gmail-il">VPP</span> on your control and compute hosts to provide fast L2 forwarding under Neutron.<br><br></div><div>This version has a few additional features:<br></div><div>- resync - this allows you to upgrade the agent while packets continue to flow through VPP, and to update VPP and get it promptly reconfigured, and should mean you can do maintenance operations on your cloud with little to no network service interruption (per NFV requirements)<br></div><div>- VXLAN GPE - this is a VXLAN overlay with a LISP-based control plane to provide horizontally scalable networking with L2FIB propagation. You can also continue to use the standard VLAN and flat networking.<br></div><div>- L3 support - networking-vpp now includes a L3 plugin and driver code within the agent to use the L3 functionality of VPP to provide Neutron routers.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Along with this, there have been the usual bug fixes, code and test improvements.<br></div><div><br>The README [1] explains how you can try out <span class="gmail-il">VPP</span> using devstack, which is even simpler than before the devstack plugin will deploy etcd, the mechanism driver and <span class="gmail-il">VPP</span> itself and should give you a working system with a minimum of hassle.<br><br></div>We will continuing development between now and <span class="gmail-il">VPP</span>'s
17.07 release in July. There are several features we're planning to
work on (you'll find a list in our RFE bugs at [2]), and we welcome
anyone who would like to come help us.<br><br>Everyone is welcome to join our new biweekly IRC meetings, every Monday (including next Monday), 0900 PST = 1600 GMT.<div class="gmail-yj6qo gmail-ajU"><div id="gmail-:3jx" class="gmail-ajR" tabindex="0"><img class="gmail-ajT" src="https://ssl.gstatic.com/ui/v1/icons/mail/images/cleardot.gif"><br><span class="gmail-HOEnZb gmail-adL"><font color="#888888">[1]<a href="https://github.com/openstack/networking-vpp/blob/master/README.rst">https://github.com/openstack/networking-vpp/blob/master/README.rst</a></font></span><br>-- <br></div><div id="gmail-:3jx" class="gmail-ajR" tabindex="0">Ian.<br><span class="gmail-HOEnZb gmail-adL"></span></div></div></div>