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diff --git a/v3po/v3po2vpp/src/main/java/io/fd/honeycomb/translate/v3po/interfaces/acl/Readme.adoc b/v3po/v3po2vpp/src/main/java/io/fd/honeycomb/translate/v3po/interfaces/acl/Readme.adoc new file mode 100644 index 000000000..e59f72abe --- /dev/null +++ b/v3po/v3po2vpp/src/main/java/io/fd/honeycomb/translate/v3po/interfaces/acl/Readme.adoc @@ -0,0 +1,32 @@ += VPP to IETF-ACL model translation + +Package provides VPP translation code for draft-ietf-netmod-acl-model-08. +Access control lists are mapped to chains of classify tables, each with single classify session. + +== Available operations + +=== Configuration data +Configuration data for the model is stored in Honeycomb. Corresponding classify tables and sessions +are not created until control access list is assigned to an interface. + +Classify tables and sessions are removed from VPP when ACL assignment is deleted. + +ACLs can be shared among interfaces, but each time, new instance of classify table chain would be created in VPP. + +ACLs that are assigned to an interface have to be unassigned before update/removal. + +=== Operational state +Operational read in terms of ietf-acl model is not supported (would require storing additional metadata in vpp). +As a consequence, configuration data initialization based on operational state is not possible. + +To check how ietf-acl model was translated to classify tables/session, low-level vpp-classfier model can be used. + +== Restrictions + +VPP classfier works in form of offsets and masks of 16B units. +The offset always starts at the beginning of L2 Ethernet header +of input packet. Because IP header can have variable length, +source/destination port matching (L4 features of ietf-acl model) is not possible. + +Current implementation also assumes constant Ethernet header size +(802.1Q headers are not supported).
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