---
title: "VPP data plane"
description: "Install Calico Open Source with the VPP data plane — high-throughput userspace networking for clusters that need more than iptables or eBPF."
product: "Calico Open Source"
version: "3.32 (latest)"
section: "Installing and upgrading"
canonical_url: "https://docs.tigera.io/calico/latest/getting-started/kubernetes/vpp/"
---

# VPP data plane

## [📄️Get started with VPP networking](https://docs.tigera.io/calico/latest/getting-started/kubernetes/vpp/getting-started.md)

[Install Calico Open Source with the VPP userspace data plane on a Kubernetes cluster.](https://docs.tigera.io/calico/latest/getting-started/kubernetes/vpp/getting-started.md)

## [📄️IPsec configuration with VPP](https://docs.tigera.io/calico/latest/getting-started/kubernetes/vpp/ipsec.md)

[Configure IPsec encryption between nodes for Calico Open Source clusters running the VPP data plane.](https://docs.tigera.io/calico/latest/getting-started/kubernetes/vpp/ipsec.md)

## [📄️Details of VPP implementation & known-issues](https://docs.tigera.io/calico/latest/getting-started/kubernetes/vpp/specifics.md)

[Behavioral differences to expect when running Calico Open Source with the VPP data plane instead of iptables or eBPF.](https://docs.tigera.io/calico/latest/getting-started/kubernetes/vpp/specifics.md)

## [📄️Install an OpenShift 4 cluster with Calico VPP](https://docs.tigera.io/calico/latest/getting-started/kubernetes/vpp/openshift.md)

[Install Calico Open Source with the VPP data plane on an OpenShift 4 cluster.](https://docs.tigera.io/calico/latest/getting-started/kubernetes/vpp/openshift.md)