VPN Routing and Forwarding (VRF) is a technology used in computer networks that allows multiple instances of a routing table to co-exist within the same router at the same time. Because the routing instances are independent,the same or overlapping IP addresses can be used without conflicting with each other.
VRF---VPN路由转发实例(VPN Routing & Forwarding Instance)
每一个VRF可以看作虚拟的路由器,好像是一台专用的PE设备。该虚拟路由器包括如下元素:
一张独立的路由表,当然也包括了独立的地址空间;
一组归属于这个VRF的接口的集合;
一组只用于本VRF的路由协议。
对于每个PE,可以维护一个或多个VRF,同时维护一个公网的路由表(也叫全局路由表),多个VRF实例相互分离独立。