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@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ A: All official releases have been through a comprehensive testing
    LTS release, we will provide an updated release that includes the
    fix.  Releases that are not LTS may not be fixed and may just be
    supplanted by the next major release.  The current LTS release is
-   1.4.x.
+   1.9.x.
 
 Q: What Linux kernel versions does each Open vSwitch release work with?
 
@@ -890,6 +890,41 @@ A: Do you have a controller configured on br0 (as the commands above
    can refer to the answer there for more information.
 
 
+VXLANs
+-----
+
+Q: What's a VXLAN?
+
+A: VXLAN stands for Virtual eXtensible Local Area Network, and is a means
+   to solve the scaling challenges of VLAN networks in a multi-tenant
+   environment. VXLAN is an overlay network which transports an L2 network
+   over an existing L3 network. For more information on VXLAN, please see
+   the IETF draft available here:
+
+   http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-mahalingam-dutt-dcops-vxlan-03
+
+Q: How much of the VXLAN protocol does Open vSwitch currently support?
+
+A: Open vSwitch currently supports the framing format for packets on the
+   wire. There is currently no support for the multicast aspects of VXLAN.
+   To get around the lack of multicast support, it is possible to
+   pre-provision MAC to IP address mappings either manually or from a
+   controller.
+
+Q: What destination UDP port does the VXLAN implementation in Open vSwitch
+   use?
+
+A: By default, Open vSwitch will use the assigned IANA port for VXLAN, which
+   is 4789. However, it is possible to configure the destination UDP port
+   manually on a per-VXLAN tunnel basis. An example of this configuration is
+   provided below.
+
+   ovs-vsctl add-br br0
+   ovs-vsctl add-port br0 vxlan1 -- set interface vxlan1
+       type=vxlan options:remote_ip=192.168.1.2 options:key=flow
+       options:dst_port=8472
+
+
 Using OpenFlow (Manually or Via Controller)
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