diff --git a/doc/guides/prog_guide/graph_lib.rst b/doc/guides/prog_guide/graph_lib.rst
index 307f599627..96af29e8da 100644
--- a/doc/guides/prog_guide/graph_lib.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/prog_guide/graph_lib.rst
@@ -394,8 +394,16 @@ to enable fastpath services.
 Inbuilt Nodes
 -------------
 
-DPDK provides a set of nodes for data processing. The following section
-details the documentation for the same.
+DPDK provides a set of nodes for data processing. The following diagram depicts
+inbuilt nodes data flow.
+
+.. _figure_graph_inbuit_node_flow:
+
+.. figure:: img/graph_inbuilt_node_flow.*
+
+   Inbuilt nodes data flow
+
+Following section details the documentation for individual inbuilt node.
 
 ethdev_rx
 ~~~~~~~~~
diff --git a/doc/guides/prog_guide/img/graph_inbuilt_node_flow.svg b/doc/guides/prog_guide/img/graph_inbuilt_node_flow.svg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..02fe768dfe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/guides/prog_guide/img/graph_inbuilt_node_flow.svg
@@ -0,0 +1,210 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
+<!DOCTYPE svg PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD SVG 1.1//EN"
+ "http://www.w3.org/Graphics/SVG/1.1/DTD/svg11.dtd">
+<!-- Generated by graphviz version 8.0.5 (0)
+ -->
+<!-- SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause -->
+<!-- Copyright(C) 2023 Marvell International Ltd. -->
+<!--
+
+Generated with following command
+dot -Tsvg /tmp/dot.dot  -o doc/guides/prog_guide/img/graph_inbuilt_node_flow.svg
+
+cat /tmp/dot.dot
+digraph dpdk_inbuilt_nodes_flow {
+    comment="input nodes"
+    ethdev_rx [color="green"]
+    kernel_rx [color="green"]
+
+    ethdev_tx [color="magenta"]
+    pkt_drop [color="cyan"]
+    kernel_tx [color="blue"]
+    pkt_cls [color="red"]
+
+    ethdev_rx -> pkt_cls
+    kernel_rx -> pkt_cls
+    pkt_cls -> ip4_lookup  [ label="ipv4"]
+    pkt_cls -> ip6_lookup  [ label="ipv6"]
+    pkt_cls -> kernel_tx  [ label="exception pkts"  color="blue"]
+    ip4_lookup -> ip4_rewrite
+    ip4_lookup -> pkt_drop [color="cyan" style="dashed"]
+    ip4_rewrite -> ethdev_tx [color="green"]
+    ip4_rewrite->pkt_drop  [color="cyan" style="dashed"]
+    ip6_lookup -> ip6_rewrite
+    ip6_lookup -> pkt_drop [color="cyan" style="dashed"]
+    ip6_rewrite -> ethdev_tx [color="green"]
+    ip6_rewrite -> pkt_drop  [color="cyan" style="dashed"]
+    ethdev_tx -> pkt_drop [color="cyan" style="dashed"]
+    pkt_cls->pkt_drop   [color="cyan" style="dashed"]
+    kernel_tx -> kernel_rx [color="red" style="dashed"]
+}
+
+ -->
+<!-- input nodes -->
+<!-- Title: dpdk_inbuilt_nodes_flow Pages: 1 -->
+<svg width="470pt" height="425pt"
+ viewBox="0.00 0.00 470.23 424.50" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
+<g id="graph0" class="graph" transform="scale(1 1) rotate(0) translate(4 420.5)">
+<title>dpdk_inbuilt_nodes_flow</title>
+<polygon fill="white" stroke="none" points="-4,4 -4,-420.5 466.23,-420.5 466.23,4 -4,4"/>
+<!-- ethdev_rx -->
+<g id="node1" class="node">
+<title>ethdev_rx</title>
+<ellipse fill="none" stroke="green" cx="219.23" cy="-398.5" rx="47.77" ry="18"/>
+<text text-anchor="middle" x="219.23" y="-393.45" font-family="Times,serif" font-size="14.00">ethdev_rx</text>
+</g>
+<!-- pkt_cls -->
+<g id="node6" class="node">
+<title>pkt_cls</title>
+<ellipse fill="none" stroke="red" cx="219.23" cy="-325.5" rx="37.53" ry="18"/>
+<text text-anchor="middle" x="219.23" y="-320.45" font-family="Times,serif" font-size="14.00">pkt_cls</text>
+</g>
+<!-- ethdev_rx&#45;&gt;pkt_cls -->
+<g id="edge1" class="edge">
+<title>ethdev_rx&#45;&gt;pkt_cls</title>
+<path fill="none" stroke="black" d="M219.23,-380.31C219.23,-372.55 219.23,-363.18 219.23,-354.45"/>
+<polygon fill="black" stroke="black" points="222.73,-354.53 219.23,-344.53 215.73,-354.53 222.73,-354.53"/>
+</g>
+<!-- kernel_rx -->
+<g id="node2" class="node">
+<title>kernel_rx</title>
+<ellipse fill="none" stroke="green" cx="46.23" cy="-164" rx="46.23" ry="18"/>
+<text text-anchor="middle" x="46.23" y="-158.95" font-family="Times,serif" font-size="14.00">kernel_rx</text>
+</g>
+<!-- kernel_rx&#45;&gt;pkt_cls -->
+<g id="edge2" class="edge">
+<title>kernel_rx&#45;&gt;pkt_cls</title>
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+<polygon fill="black" stroke="black" points="170.73,-323.68 181.13,-321.66 171.74,-316.75 170.73,-323.68"/>
+</g>
+<!-- ethdev_tx -->
+<g id="node3" class="node">
+<title>ethdev_tx</title>
+<ellipse fill="none" stroke="magenta" cx="293.23" cy="-91" rx="47.26" ry="18"/>
+<text text-anchor="middle" x="293.23" y="-85.95" font-family="Times,serif" font-size="14.00">ethdev_tx</text>
+</g>
+<!-- pkt_drop -->
+<g id="node4" class="node">
+<title>pkt_drop</title>
+<ellipse fill="none" stroke="cyan" cx="349.23" cy="-18" rx="44.19" ry="18"/>
+<text text-anchor="middle" x="349.23" y="-12.95" font-family="Times,serif" font-size="14.00">pkt_drop</text>
+</g>
+<!-- ethdev_tx&#45;&gt;pkt_drop -->
+<g id="edge14" class="edge">
+<title>ethdev_tx&#45;&gt;pkt_drop</title>
+<path fill="none" stroke="cyan" stroke-dasharray="5,2" d="M306.22,-73.53C313.15,-64.75 321.81,-53.76 329.55,-43.96"/>
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+</g>
+<!-- kernel_tx -->
+<g id="node5" class="node">
+<title>kernel_tx</title>
+<ellipse fill="none" stroke="blue" cx="102.23" cy="-237" rx="45.72" ry="18"/>
+<text text-anchor="middle" x="102.23" y="-231.95" font-family="Times,serif" font-size="14.00">kernel_tx</text>
+</g>
+<!-- kernel_tx&#45;&gt;kernel_rx -->
+<g id="edge16" class="edge">
+<title>kernel_tx&#45;&gt;kernel_rx</title>
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+</g>
+<!-- pkt_cls&#45;&gt;pkt_drop -->
+<g id="edge15" class="edge">
+<title>pkt_cls&#45;&gt;pkt_drop</title>
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+<!-- pkt_cls&#45;&gt;kernel_tx -->
+<g id="edge5" class="edge">
+<title>pkt_cls&#45;&gt;kernel_tx</title>
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+</g>
+<!-- ip4_lookup -->
+<g id="node7" class="node">
+<title>ip4_lookup</title>
+<ellipse fill="none" stroke="black" cx="219.23" cy="-237" rx="52.89" ry="18"/>
+<text text-anchor="middle" x="219.23" y="-231.95" font-family="Times,serif" font-size="14.00">ip4_lookup</text>
+</g>
+<!-- pkt_cls&#45;&gt;ip4_lookup -->
+<g id="edge3" class="edge">
+<title>pkt_cls&#45;&gt;ip4_lookup</title>
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+</g>
+<!-- ip6_lookup -->
+<g id="node8" class="node">
+<title>ip6_lookup</title>
+<ellipse fill="none" stroke="black" cx="343.23" cy="-237" rx="52.89" ry="18"/>
+<text text-anchor="middle" x="343.23" y="-231.95" font-family="Times,serif" font-size="14.00">ip6_lookup</text>
+</g>
+<!-- pkt_cls&#45;&gt;ip6_lookup -->
+<g id="edge4" class="edge">
+<title>pkt_cls&#45;&gt;ip6_lookup</title>
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+<text text-anchor="middle" x="304.23" y="-276.2" font-family="Times,serif" font-size="14.00">ipv6</text>
+</g>
+<!-- ip4_lookup&#45;&gt;pkt_drop -->
+<g id="edge7" class="edge">
+<title>ip4_lookup&#45;&gt;pkt_drop</title>
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+</g>
+<!-- ip4_rewrite -->
+<g id="node9" class="node">
+<title>ip4_rewrite</title>
+<ellipse fill="none" stroke="black" cx="218.23" cy="-164" rx="53.4" ry="18"/>
+<text text-anchor="middle" x="218.23" y="-158.95" font-family="Times,serif" font-size="14.00">ip4_rewrite</text>
+</g>
+<!-- ip4_lookup&#45;&gt;ip4_rewrite -->
+<g id="edge6" class="edge">
+<title>ip4_lookup&#45;&gt;ip4_rewrite</title>
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+<!-- ip6_lookup&#45;&gt;pkt_drop -->
+<g id="edge11" class="edge">
+<title>ip6_lookup&#45;&gt;pkt_drop</title>
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+<!-- ip6_rewrite -->
+<g id="node10" class="node">
+<title>ip6_rewrite</title>
+<ellipse fill="none" stroke="black" cx="343.23" cy="-164" rx="53.4" ry="18"/>
+<text text-anchor="middle" x="343.23" y="-158.95" font-family="Times,serif" font-size="14.00">ip6_rewrite</text>
+</g>
+<!-- ip6_lookup&#45;&gt;ip6_rewrite -->
+<g id="edge10" class="edge">
+<title>ip6_lookup&#45;&gt;ip6_rewrite</title>
+<path fill="none" stroke="black" d="M343.23,-218.81C343.23,-211.05 343.23,-201.68 343.23,-192.95"/>
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+</g>
+<!-- ip4_rewrite&#45;&gt;ethdev_tx -->
+<g id="edge8" class="edge">
+<title>ip4_rewrite&#45;&gt;ethdev_tx</title>
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+<!-- ip4_rewrite&#45;&gt;pkt_drop -->
+<g id="edge9" class="edge">
+<title>ip4_rewrite&#45;&gt;pkt_drop</title>
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+<g id="edge12" class="edge">
+<title>ip6_rewrite&#45;&gt;ethdev_tx</title>
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+<!-- ip6_rewrite&#45;&gt;pkt_drop -->
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+<title>ip6_rewrite&#45;&gt;pkt_drop</title>
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