Intel® Ethernet Controller E810 eSwitch Switchdev Mode

Technology and Configuration Guide

ID Date Version Classification
645272 12/31/2023 1.3 Public
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Variable Definitions

The following variables are used in this discussion and in the sample scripts in Appendix, Sample Scripts.

$PF1 The Physical Interface (LAN port). eSwitch mode of this port is set as switchdev. This is also referred to as Uplink Port.
$PF1_​PCI Used as pci/0000:xx:xx.x, where 0000:xx:xx.x is PCI address of $PF1
$PF1_​IP IP Address assigned to $PF1
$BR The Linux or OVS software bridge interface

$VF1

$VF2

Two SR-IOV VFs associated with $PF1

$VF1_​PCI

$VF2_​PCI

PCI addresses for $VF1 and $VF2 associated with $PF1

$VF1_​MAC

$VF2_​MAC

MAC Addresses assigned to $VF1 and $VF2

$VF1_​IP

$VF2_​IP

IP Addresses assigned to $VF1 and $VF2

$VF1_​PR

$VF2_​PR

Port Representors for $VF1 and $VF2
$MASK Subnet Mask for IP Address for $PF1 and $VF1-PR, $VF2-PR
$TNL_​IP IP Address of the VXLAN/GRETAP/GENEVE tunnel
$TNL_​KEY_​OR_​ID VXLAN/GENEVE VNI, GRETAP Key
$TNL_​NAME The name of the VXLAN/GRETAP/GENEVE/GTP tunnel
$GTP_​TEID GTP-U Tunnel Endpoint Identifier
$GTP_​OPTS The GTP PDU type and QFI in the format <pdu type>:<qfi>/<pdu mask>:<qfi mask>. All values are in hexadecimal format.