The Data Model

The FIB data model comprises two parts; the control-plane (CP) and the data-plane (DP). The CP data model represents the data that is programmed into VPP by the upper layers. The DP model represents how VPP derives actions to be performed on packets are they are switched.

• The Control Plane
  • ARP Entries
  • Routes
    • FIB sources
    • Adjacency source FIB entries
    • Recursive Routes
    • Output labels
  • Attached Export
  • Graph Walks
• The Data Plane