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Enhancement Proposals

OVN-Kubernetes Enhancement Proposals (OKEPs) describe design and implementation plans for new features.

Localnet API

Native API for connecting pods directly to external physical networks.

Network QoS

DSCP marking and traffic shaping at the pod level.

User Defined Networks

Tenant network isolation and custom network topologies.

Preconfigured UDN Addresses

Static IP address assignment for User Defined Networks.

BGP

Advertising pod and service routes to external BGP routers.

Layer2 Transit Router

Layer 2 transit switch architecture for cross-node connectivity.

MCP for Troubleshooting

Model Context Protocol server for AI-assisted cluster debugging.

Dynamic UDN Node Allocation

On-demand subnet allocation for UDN nodes as pods are scheduled.

Connecting User Defined Networks

Controlled inter-UDN connectivity via ClusterNetworkConnect.

No-Overlay Mode

Direct pod routing using BGP-learned routes without encapsulation.

EVPN

Ethernet VPN integration for scalable multi-tenant networking.

DPU Healthcheck

Health monitoring for DPU-offloaded networking components.

Extend UDN to Support Multiple Cluster Subnets

Multiple cluster subnets in Layer3 topology for primary UDN/CUDN.

VRF-Lite Shared Gateway Mode

VRF-Lite shared gateway mode with external bridge uplinks.

Disable MAC Spoof Protection on Secondary Networks

Allow disabling port security on secondary network interfaces.