NAME

       libvdeplug_vxvde - vdeplug module for vde_switch based networks

SYNOPSIS

       libvdeplug_vxvde.so

DESCRIPTION

       This   is  the  libvdeplug  module  to  join  vxvde  networks.   Vxvde  is  a  distributed
       implementation of virtual networks. There is no need  for  extra  processes  like  virtual
       switches.

       This  module  of libvdeplug4 can be used in any program supporting vde like vde_plug, kvm,
       qemu, user-mode-linux and virtualbox.

       The vde_plug_url syntax of this module is the following:
              vxvde://[multicast_addr][/OPTION][/OPTION]

       If multicast_addr is omitted libvdeplug_vxvde uses the default  addresses:  239.0.0.1  for
       IPv4 and ff05:56de::1 for IPv6.

OPTIONS

       v4     use IPv4

       v6     use IPv6

       port=PORT
              define the multicast port (default value 14789)

       vni=VNI
              define the virtual network identifier (default value 1).  (a group name can be used
              as VNI, in that case the vni is the group id).

       ttl=TTL
              define the time-to-live (default value 1).

       grp=group_name_or_number
              Set the VNI and the last three bytes of the IP address to the group id.

       hashsize=HASHSIZE
              set the size of the hash table for packet switching

       expiretime=EXPIRETIME
              set the maximum age in seconds of valid packet switching entries

       if=INTERFACE
              set the (real) network interface to use.

EXAMPLES

       vxvde://239.0.0.1
       This vde_plug_url refers to the vxvde network defined on the multicast address  239.0.0.1,
       vni=1.

       Programs using
       vxvde://ff15::3/port=12345/vni=42
       join  the  same vxvde network defined by the multicast address ff15::1, port 12345, vni is
       42.

NOTICE

       Virtual Distributed Ethernet is not related in any  way  with  www.vde.com  ("Verband  der
       Elektrotechnik,  Elektronik  und  Informationstechnik"  i.e.  the  German "Association for
       Electrical, Electronic & Information Technologies").

SEE ALSO

       vde_plug(1),