VRF-Lite Insights

What is VRF-Lite?

VRF-Lite is a feature that enables multiple routing instances on a single router. It allows a router to have multiple forwarding tables, effectively creating virtual routers within a physical router. This is commonly used to segment networks, such as separating customer networks in a service provider environment or isolating different departments within an enterprise network. Each VRF operates as an independent router, with its own routing table, forwarding table, and routing protocol instances.

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What other technologies are related to VRF-Lite?

VRF-Lite Competitor Technologies

MPLS

MPLS VPNs provide similar functionality to VRF-Lite, allowing for the creation of separate routing domains, but at a larger scale across a service provider network.

mentioned alongside VRF-Lite in 0% (162) of relevant job posts

VRF

VRF is the general concept, while VRF-Lite is a specific implementation. VRF is a more feature-rich option.

mentioned alongside VRF-Lite in 1% (57) of relevant job posts

SD-WAN

SD-WAN provides similar functionality to VRF-Lite but over a wide area network, creating separate routing domains, offering centralized management and often including features such as application-aware routing and traffic shaping.

mentioned alongside VRF-Lite in 0% (61) of relevant job posts

VPN

VPNs offer similar functionality in isolating traffic, though focused on encrypted connections rather than routing separation like VRF-Lite.

mentioned alongside VRF-Lite in 0% (94) of relevant job posts

VPC

Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) is a cloud networking concept which is similar to VRF-Lite, in that it provides network isolation. VRF-Lite is used in enterprise networks, whereas VPC is in cloud providers such as AWS.

mentioned alongside VRF-Lite in 0% (60) of relevant job posts