GigaSMART VXLAN Tunnel Decapsulation

Required License for VXLAN Decapsulation: Base (GigaVUE‑HC2, and GigaVUE‑HC3), Tunneling (GigaVUE‑HC1)

Starting in software version 5.3, support for VXLAN tunnel termination is added to GigaSMART. VXLAN encapsulated packets originating from any device, such as the Gigamon cloud or a customer-specific device, will be received on a network port, then will be terminated at GigaSMART. The VXLAN payload (the inner packet) will be sent to tools. The reassembly of fragmented IP packets is also supported.

This section only includes VXLAN tunnel termination. It does not include VXLAN origination. To terminate a custom tunnel header that is not known to GigaSMART, use custom tunnel termination. Refer to GigaSMART Custom Tunnel Decapsulation

You can configure a GigaSMART-enabled node to act as the receiving end of a VXLAN tunnel by configuring a GigaSMART tunnel-decap operation with type set to vxlan. The high-level steps are as follows:

1.   Configure an IP interface associated with network port and assign an IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway to the IP interface. The gateway forwards the encapsulated packet to the network port.
2. Create a GigaSMART operation with a vxlan decapsulation component.
3. Bind the GigaSMART operation to the IP interface associated with network port as part of a map.

At GigaSMART, VXLAN encap packets are received on the network port. After validation of the source leader in a bidirectional clock relationship (formerly master) port, destination port, and VXLAN Network Identifier (VNI) of the packet, the VXLAN tunnel header will be removed and the inner payload will be sent to a subsequent GSOP or to the tools. The VNI in the VXLAN header is validated against the user VNI provided. If it does not match, the packet will be dropped and counted as an error.

A VXLAN packet is identified using the portdst parameter. The destination port can be 4789, or any user-configured port number from 1 to 65535.

For an example configuration, refer to VXLAN Tunnel Termination Example

Note:  GigaSMART operations with a tunnel component can be assigned to GigaSMART groups consisting of multiple GigaSMART engine ports.