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Virtual Interface (VIF)<br />

IP output<br />

function<br />

IP input<br />

function<br />

process<br />

packet<br />

Virtual interface<br />

place on IP<br />

input queue<br />

Loopback interface<br />

yes<br />

yes<br />

broadcast or<br />

multicast<br />

destination IP?<br />

ARP<br />

Ethernet driver<br />

send<br />

Ethernet<br />

Figure 14: Processing of network packets via a Virtual Interface<br />

no<br />

no<br />

place on IP<br />

input queue<br />

IP<br />

ARPdemux<br />

receive<br />

Maguire Virtual Interface (VIF) 1: 71 of 104<br />

maguire@kth.se <strong>2010</strong>.03.21 Internetworking/Internetteknik

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