# Release Notes {#release_notes} * @subpage release_notes_1804 * @subpage release_notes_18012 * @subpage release_notes_18011 * @subpage release_notes_1801 * @subpage release_notes_1710 * @subpage release_notes_1707 * @subpage release_notes_1704 * @subpage release_notes_17011 * @subpage release_notes_1701 * @subpage release_notes_1609 * @subpage release_notes_1606 @page release_notes_1804 Release notes for VPP 18.04 More than 570 commits since the 18.01 release. ## Features ### Infrastructure - DPDK 18.02.1 - ARM aarch64 integrated into CI ### VNET & Plugins - ERSPAN - L3DSR load balancing support - VPC bonding / LACP - IPv4/IPv6 packet reassembly - IPv6 link-local support - Asymmetrical static NAT - 464XLAT for NAT44 - MAP-T CE support - Intel Adaptive Virtual Function native device driver plugin - Marvell device plugin - SRv6 static, dynamic and masquerading proxy plugins - MPLS Uniform mode - IGMP plugin - IPIP tunnel support (IPv4/IPv6 over IPv4/IPv6) - IPv6 Router Discovery mechanism ### VLIB - ARM-optimized library variations for key functions - Better handling of physmem on non-NUMA kernels ### Host stack - TLS support via OpenSSL or mbedtls software engines - Session layer can utilize both shm and memfd (secure) FIFO segments - STCP - VCL logging / tracing ### API framework - New API definition compiler (vppapigen) - Memory (shm) and socket APIs refactored - API handlers refactored to make them transport (shared memory or socket) agnostic - Improved support for bootstrapping of the shm API with memfd segments over the socket API ### Packaging - SELinux for RPM builds - Debuginfo RPMs - ARM aarch64 for Ubuntu ## Known issues For the full list of issues please refer to fd.io [JIRA](https://jira.fd.io). ## Issues fixed For the full list of fixed issues please refer to: - fd.io [JIRA](https://jira.fd.io) - git [commit log](https://git.fd.io/vpp/log/?h=stable/1804) ## API changes Description of results: * _Definition changed_: indicates that the API file was modified between releases. * _Only in image_: indicates the API is new for this release. * _Only in file_: indicates the API has been removed in this release. Message Name | Results ------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------------- accept_session | definition changed accept_session_reply | definition changed acl_add_replace | definition changed acl_add_replace_reply | definition changed acl_del | definition changed acl_del_reply | definition changed acl_details | definition changed acl_dump | definition changed acl_interface_add_del | definition changed acl_interface_add_del_reply | definition changed acl_interface_etype_whitelist_details | only in image acl_interface_etype_whitelist_dump | only in image acl_interface_list_details | definition changed acl_interface_list_dump | definition changed acl_interface_set_acl_list | definition changed acl_interface_set_acl_list_reply | definition changed acl_interface_set_etype_whitelist | definition changed acl_plugin_control_ping | definition changed acl_plugin_control_ping_reply | definition changed acl_plugin_get_version | definition changed acl_plugin_get_version_reply | definition changed add_node_next | definition changed add_node_next_reply | definition changed af_packet_create | definition changed af_packet_create_reply | definition changed af_packet_delete | definition changed af_packet_delete_reply | definition changed af_packet_set_l4_cksum_offload | definition changed af_packet_set_l4_cksum_offload_reply | definition changed api_versions | definition changed api_versions_reply | definition changed app_namespace_add_del | definition changed app_namespace_add_del_reply | definition changed application_attach | definition changed application_attach_reply | definition changed application_detach | definition changed application_detach_reply | definition changed application_tls_cert_add | definition changed application_tls_key_add | definition changed bd
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