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+.. _whatisvpp:
+
+=========================================
+What is VPP?
+=========================================
+
+FD.io's Vector Packet Processing (VPP) technology is a :ref:`fast`,
+:ref:`packet-processing` stack that runs on commodity CPUs. It provides
+out-of-the-box production quality switch/router functionality and much, much
+more. FD.io VPP is at the same time, an :ref:`extensible` and
+:ref:`developer-friendly` framework, capable of boot-strapping the development
+of packet-processing applications. The benefits of FD.io VPP are its high
+performance, proven technology, its modularity and flexibility, integrations and
+rich feature set.
+
+FD.io VPP is vector packet processing software, to learn more about what that
+means, see the :ref:`what-is-vector-packet-processing` section. 
+
+For more detailed information on FD.io features, see the following sections:
+
+.. toctree::
+   :maxdepth: 1
+
+   dataplane.rst
+   fast.rst
+   developer.rst
+   extensible.rst