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lastproofread: '2025-09-04'
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(vpp-index)=

```{include} /_include/need_improvement.txt
```

# VPP Dataplane

VPP (Vector Packet Processing) is a high performance packet processing stack
that runs in user space. VyOS can use VPP as an alternative dataplane to
the Linux kernel networking stack.

```{toctree}
:includehidden: true
:maxdepth: 1

description
requirements
limitations
configuration/index
troubleshooting
```