Routing Control Plane

Control Plane vs Data Plane

Linux already provides a world-class data plane: Packet forwarding, Interfaces, NAT, Queues

FRR provides the routing engine: BGP, OSPF, IS-IS, RIB management

Routerly provides the control plane: Configuration model, Validation, Apply and rollback, Drift detection

Why This Matters

Without a control plane:, Operators manually edit files, Errors accumulate, Devices drift and break

Routerly ensures the router always matches declared intent.