CEF Distributed Tunnel Switching
Cisco Express Forwarding supports distributed tunnel switching, such as that made possible by generic
routing encapsulation (GRE) tunnels. Distributed tunnel switching is enabled automatically when you
enable Cisco Express Forwarding or distributed Cisco Express Forwarding. You do not perform any
additional tasks to enable distributed tunnel switching once you enable Cisco Express Forwarding or
distributed Cisco Express Forwarding.
Links for the CEF Features
The table below contains links to information about features that you can configure for use with Cisco
Express Forwarding or distributed Cisco Express Forwarding operation.
Table 2 Features to Configure for CEF or dCEF Operation
For Information on This Feature... See the Following Document...
Configuring and verifying basic Cisco Express
Forwarding operation
Configuring Basic Cisco Express Forwarding for
Improved Performance, Scalability, and Resiliency
in Dynamic Networks
Enabling or disabling Cisco Express Forwarding or
distributed Cisco Express Forwarding switching
and forwarding
Enabling or Disabling Cisco Express Forwarding
or Distributed Cisco Express Forwarding to
Customize Switching and Forwarding for Dynamic
Networks
Changing your load-balancing scheme Configuring a Load-Balancing Scheme for Cisco
Express Forwarding Traffic
Refreshing or rebuilding adjacency or Cisco
Express Forwarding tables
Configuring Epochs to Clear and Rebuild Cisco
Express Forwarding and Adjacency Tables
Configuring Cisco Express Forwarding consistency
checkers
Configuring Cisco Express Forwarding
Consistency Checkers for Route Processors and
Line Cards
Configuring network accounting for Cisco Express
Forwarding
Configuring Cisco Express Forwarding Network
Accounting
Customizing the display of Cisco Express
Forwarding event trace messages
Customizing the Display of Cisco Express
Forwarding Event Trace Messages
How to Configure CEF
There are no tasks for configuring Cisco Express Forwarding. Cisco Express Forwarding is enabled by
default on most Cisco devices running Cisco software.
See the “Related Documents” section for links to configuration information for Cisco Express Forwarding
features and services.
Links for the CEF Features
CEF Distributed Tunnel Switching
IP Switching Cisco Express Forwarding Configuration Guide, Cisco IOS XE Release 3SE (Catalyst 3850
Switches)
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