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Tunneling protocols that can be offloaded by NP7 processors

Tunneling protocols that can be offloaded by NP7 processors

The following table is a quick reference to the common internet tunneling protocols that can be offloaded by NP7 processors:

Keyword

Description

Protocol number

ESP used for IPsec VPN IPSec VPN tunneling 50
IP-in-IP IPv4 encapsulation 4
L2TP Layer Two Tunneling Protocol 115
CAPWAP Communication between wireless access points and wired LANs or between different wireless access points N/A
VXLAN VXLAN and VXLAN over IPsec. Provides secure communication between data centers over public networks. N/A
GRE Generic Routing Encapsulation (Offloading GRE over a loopback interface is not supported and offloaded traffic is blocked. In the firewall policy, disable auto-asic-offload to allow traffic to flow.) 47
GTP GPRS Tunneling protocol N/A
IPv6 encapsulation Tunnel to send IPv6 traffic over an IPv4 network. 41

Tunneling protocols that can be offloaded by NP7 processors

The following table is a quick reference to the common internet tunneling protocols that can be offloaded by NP7 processors:

Keyword

Description

Protocol number

ESP used for IPsec VPN IPSec VPN tunneling 50
IP-in-IP IPv4 encapsulation 4
L2TP Layer Two Tunneling Protocol 115
CAPWAP Communication between wireless access points and wired LANs or between different wireless access points N/A
VXLAN VXLAN and VXLAN over IPsec. Provides secure communication between data centers over public networks. N/A
GRE Generic Routing Encapsulation (Offloading GRE over a loopback interface is not supported and offloaded traffic is blocked. In the firewall policy, disable auto-asic-offload to allow traffic to flow.) 47
GTP GPRS Tunneling protocol N/A
IPv6 encapsulation Tunnel to send IPv6 traffic over an IPv4 network. 41