Tunneling protocols that can be offloaded by NP7 processors
The following table lists some 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 | 47 |
| GTP | GPRS Tunneling protocol | N/A |
| IPv6 encapsulation | Tunnel to send IPv6 traffic over an IPv4 network. | 41 |