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diff --git a/docs/development/requirements/use_cases/l3vpn.rst b/docs/development/requirements/use_cases/l3vpn.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c2da424 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/development/requirements/use_cases/l3vpn.rst @@ -0,0 +1,29 @@ +.. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. +.. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 +.. (c) Bin Hu + +L3VPN Use Cases +=============== + +.. toctree:: + l3vpn_any_to_any.rst + l3vpn_ecmp.rst + l3vpn_hub_and_spoke.rst + + +Conclusion +---------- + +Based on the gap analyses of the three specific L3VPN use cases we conclude that +there are gaps in both the functionality provided by the BGPVPN project as well +as the support for multiple backends in Neutron. + +Some of the identified gaps [L3VPN-ECMP-GAP1, L3VPN-ECMP-GAP2, L3VPN-HS-GAP3] +in the BGPVPN project are merely missing functionality which can be integrated +in the existing OpenStack networking architecture. + +Other gaps, such as the inability to explicitly disable the layer 2 semantics of +Neutron networks [L3VPN-HS-GAP1] or the tight integration of ports and networks +[L3VPN-HS-GAP2] hinder a clean integration of the needed functionality. In order +to close these gaps, fundamental changes in Neutron or alternative approaches +need to be investigated. |