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-# vxlan
+# VXLAN
+
+This is a toy used to learn VXLAN.
+
+Virtual Extensible LAN (VXLAN) is a network virtualization technology that attempts to address the scalability problems associated with large cloud computing deployments. It uses a VLAN-like encapsulation technique to encapsulate OSI layer 2 Ethernet frames within layer 4 UDP datagrams.
+
+## The objective of VXLan
+
+### 1, Create virtual L2 network over physical L3 network
+![](./vxlan_overview.png)
+
+### 2, VXLan encpasulates L2 packet inside L3 packet
+![](./encapsulates.png)
+
+### 3, `VTEP` implementaion
+
+packet encpasulates is not enought for L2 over L3. VXLan device need to implement the following features.
+- ARP resolution: Need to reply to ARP request from local servers without broadcasting the ARP packet.
+- Destination search: Need to find the destination location corresponding to the destination MAC.
+
+those features refered as `VTEP`(VXLAN endpoints, which terminate VXLAN tunnels and may be either virtual or physical switch ports, are known as VXLAN tunnel endpoints (VTEPs)).
+
+there are some variations of `VETP` implementation, we use local agent and virtual VXLan switch run on Linux servers.
+
+## Implementation `VTEP` in this project.
+
+Create the vxlan device, Then as each remote host is discovered (either on startup or when they are added), do the following
+
+- Create routing table entry for the remote subnet. It goes via the vxlan device but also specifies a next hop (of the remote host).
+- Create a static ARP entry for the remote host IP address (and the VTEP MAC)
+- Create an FDB entry with the VTEP MAC and the public IP of the remote daemon.
+
+In this scheme the scaling of table entries is linear to the number of remote hosts - 1 route, 1 arp entry and 1 FDB entry per host.
+
+use `etcd` as the key-value store to exchange information when remote host status changed(add, delete, update, etc...).
+
+## Usage 
+
+get the lastest [release](https://github.com/cssivision/vxlan/releases).
+
+Run
+```sh
+sudo ./vxlan -etcdEndpoint http://etcd:2379
+```
+
+you will get log similar to the following.
+```
+INFO[0000] Determining IP address of default interface
+INFO[0000] Using interface with name eth0 and address 10.146.0.3
+INFO[0000] Defaulting external address to interface address (10.146.0.3)
+INFO[0000] VXLAN device already exists
+INFO[0000] Returning existing device
+INFO[0000] subnet key expired in: 2018-02-25 09:23:53.467058164 +0000 UTC
+INFO[0000] create subnet: 10.10.238.0, net mask: 24
+INFO[0000] MTU: 1410
+INFO[0000] VXLan HardwareAddr: 1a:0f:87:98:5e:c7
+INFO[0000] Running backend.
+INFO[0000] adding subnet: 10.5.10.0/24 PublicIP: 10.140.0.3 VtepMAC: f6:ad:73:33:de:0b
+INFO[0000] calling AddARP: 10.5.10.0, f6:ad:73:33:de:0b
+INFO[0000] calling AddFDB: 10.140.0.3, f6:ad:73:33:de:0b
+``` 
+
+## Reference
+- Flannel https://github.com/coreos/flannel
+- VXLan attributes, Please consult the man page for `ip link` and see the vxlan section for more details.
+- How VXLan work? https://www.slideshare.net/enakai/how-vxlan-works-on-linux
+- IP route fundamental
+    - https://www.thegeekstuff.com/2012/04/ip-routing-intro/
+    - https://www.thegeekstuff.com/2012/04/route-examples/
+    - https://www.thegeekstuff.com/2012/05/route-flags/