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| author |   John DeNisco <jdenisco@cisco.com> | 2019-11-06 10:58:28 -0800 |
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| committer |   Dave Barach <dave@barachs.net> | 2019-11-06 16:15:49 -0500 |
| commit | c96d618a5dd96e3a40d59860d2cdb9d5c6b71d11 (patch) | |
| tree | 74a19b9b8364bf56dceced8ec982c6fbb7ddb8e4 /docs/index.rst | |
| parent | 340c15c6ed34ce60c821b5260fec3eb11d65dcb7 (diff) | |
docs: Rewrite the what is VPP (first) section, also fix the build
Signed-off-by: John DeNisco <jdenisco@cisco.com>
Change-Id: Ifb558171f8976a721703e74afea997d006273b5f
Signed-off-by: Dave Barach <dave@barachs.net>
Diffstat (limited to 'docs/index.rst')
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/index.rst | 36 |
1 files changed, 23 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/docs/index.rst b/docs/index.rst index 0fa3b21e768..391c5832820 100644 --- a/docs/index.rst +++ b/docs/index.rst @@ -3,25 +3,35 @@ You can adapt this file completely to your liking, but it should at least contain the root `toctree` directive. -######### -FD.io VPP -######### +######################################### +What is the Vector Packet Processor (VPP) +######################################### -FD.io Vector Packet Processing (VPP) is a fast, scalable layer 2-4 -multi-platform network stack. VPP supports integration with OpenStack -and Kubernetes. Network management features include configuration, -counters and sampling. Development tools include plugin extensibility, -high-performance event-logging, multiple kinds of packet tracing; -debug images include extensive consistency checking. +FD.io's Vector Packet Processor (VPP) is a fast, scalable layer 2-4 +multi-platform network stack. It runs in `Linux Userspace <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_space>`_ +on multiple architectures including x86, ARM, and Power architectures. +VPP is built using the `Dataplane Development Kit (DPDK) <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_Plane_Development_Kit>`_. -Use-cases include vSwitch, vRouter, Gateways, Firewalls and Load -Balancers, to name several. Out of the box, VPP works as a software -development kit or an appliance. +VPP benefits include high performance, proven technology, modularity, +and a rich feature set. + +VPP supports integration with OpenStack and Kubernetes. Network +management features include configuration, counters, sampling and +more. For developers, VPP includes plugin extensibility, +high-performance event-logging, and multiple kinds of packet +tracing. Development debug images include complete symbol tables, and +extensive consistency checking. + +Some VPP Use-cases include vSwitches, vRouters, Gateways, Firewalls +and Load Balancers, to name a few. Out of the box, VPP can work as a +software development kit or an appliance. + +For more details click on the links below or press next. .. toctree:: :maxdepth: 2 - overview/index + whatisvpp/index.rst gettingstarted/index links/index usecases/index |