---
title: "VPP data plane"
description: "Reference content for the Calico Open Source VPP data plane including configuration settings, host network setup, and architecture details."
product: "Calico Open Source"
version: "3.32 (latest)"
section: "Reference"
canonical_url: "https://docs.tigera.io/calico/latest/reference/vpp/"
---

# VPP data plane

## [📄️Primary interface configuration](https://docs.tigera.io/calico/latest/reference/vpp/uplink-configuration.md)

[Reference for primary interface configuration parameters in the Calico Open Source VPP data plane.](https://docs.tigera.io/calico/latest/reference/vpp/uplink-configuration.md)

## [📄️VPP data plane implementation details](https://docs.tigera.io/calico/latest/reference/vpp/technical-details.md)

[Technical reference for the Calico Open Source VPP data plane integration covering packet processing, kernel offload, and graph nodes.](https://docs.tigera.io/calico/latest/reference/vpp/technical-details.md)

## [📄️Host network configuration](https://docs.tigera.io/calico/latest/reference/vpp/host-network.md)

[Reference covering the host network configuration applied by the Calico Open Source VPP data plane during initialization.](https://docs.tigera.io/calico/latest/reference/vpp/host-network.md)