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+###############################\r
+Features for Release VPP 18.04\r
+###############################\r
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+This section lists those features that became available in VPP Release 18.04. There is a summary graphic that identifies what areas the features are associated with, followed by a list of all the features for this release:\r
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+.. image:: /_images/Features1804.png\r
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+Infrastructure\r
++++++++++++++++\r
+\r
+* DPDK 18.02.1\r
+* ARM aarch64 integrated into CI\r
+\r
+VNET & Plugins\r
++++++++++++++++\r
+\r
+* ERSPAN\r
+* L3DSR load balancing support\r
+* VPC bonding / LACP\r
+* IPv4/IPv6 packet reassembly\r
+* IPv6 link-local support\r
+* Asymmetrical static NAT\r
+* 464XLAT for NAT44\r
+* MAP-T CE support\r
+* Intel Adaptive Virtual Function native device driver plugin\r
+* Marvell device plugin\r
+* SRv6 static, dynamic and masquerading proxy plugins\r
+* MPLS Uniform mode\r
+* IGMP plugin\r
+* IPIP tunnel support (IPv4/IPv6 over IPv4/IPv6)\r
+* IPv6 Router Discovery mechanism\r
+\r
+VLIB\r
++++++\r
+\r
+* ARM-optimized library variations for key functions\r
+* Better handling of physmem on non-NUMA kernels\r
+\r
+Host stack\r
++++++++++++\r
+\r
+* TLS support via OpenSSL or mbedtls software engines\r
+* Session layer can utilize both shm and memfd (secure) FIFO segments\r
+* STCP\r
+* VCL logging / tracing\r
+\r
+API framework\r
+++++++++++++++\r
+\r
+* New API definition compiler (vppapigen)\r
+* Memory (shm) and socket APIs refactored\r
+* API handlers refactored to make them transport (shared memory or socket) agnostic\r
+* Improved support for bootstrapping of the shm API with memfd segments over the socket API\r
+\r
+Packaging\r
+++++++++++\r
+\r
+* SELinux for RPM builds\r
+* Debuginfo RPMs\r
+* ARM aarch64 for Ubuntu\r
+\r
+Known issues\r
+---------------\r
+\r
+For the full list of issues please refer to fd.io `JIRA <https://jira.fd.io/>`_.\r
+\r
+Issues fixed\r
+--------------\r
+\r
+For the full list of fixed issues please refer to:\r
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+* fd.io `JIRA <https://jira.fd.io/>`_\r
+* git `commit log <https://git.fd.io/vpp/log/?h=stable/1804>`_\r
+\r