8.12 Description of VRF [SL-L3A]

VRF is a technique for logically dividing a routing space. VRF allows a router to retain multiple instances of routing tables to perform concurrent transmission according to each routing table.

Because VRF separates the IP address spaces, each VRF instance can use the same IP address more than once. Routing protocols operate independently for each VRF.

<Structure of this section>

• 8.12.1 Scope of support

• 8.12.2 Limit on the number of routes

• 8.12.3 Extranet