Open vSwitch
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Open vSwitch is an open-source, production-quality virtual switch designed to enable network automation and support standard management interfaces and protocols in virtualized environments.
Statements (68)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
network virtualization software
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open-source software ⓘ software project ⓘ virtual switch ⓘ |
| designedFor |
cloud computing environments
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data center networks ⓘ virtualized environments ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
kernel datapath module
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ovs-ofctl NERFINISHED ⓘ ovs-vsctl ⓘ ovs-vswitchd ⓘ ovsdb-server NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| implementsStandard |
IEEE 802.1Q
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LACP ⓘ OVSDB management protocol ⓘ OpenFlow specification NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| initialReleaseDate | 2009 ⓘ |
| laterMaintainedBy |
Open vSwitch community
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VMware NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatingSystem |
ESXi (via integration)
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FreeBSD NERFINISHED ⓘ Linux ⓘ NetBSD NERFINISHED ⓘ Windows ⓘ |
| originallyDevelopedBy | Nicira NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| programmingLanguage |
C
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Python ⓘ |
| repository | https://github.com/openvswitch/ovs ⓘ |
| softwareLicense | Apache License 2.0 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportsController |
Floodlight
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NOX NERFINISHED ⓘ ONOS NERFINISHED ⓘ OpenDaylight NERFINISHED ⓘ Ryu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportsFeature |
ACLs
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Open vSwitch Database (OVSDB) management protocol ⓘ QoS ⓘ SDN NERFINISHED ⓘ VLAN tagging ⓘ bonding ⓘ distributed switching ⓘ flow-based switching ⓘ high availability ⓘ network automation ⓘ port mirroring ⓘ tunneling ⓘ |
| supportsManagementInterface |
OVSDB remote management
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command-line interface ⓘ standard SDN controllers ⓘ |
| supportsProtocol |
802.1Q VLAN
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GRE tunneling ⓘ Geneve tunneling ⓘ IPFIX NERFINISHED ⓘ LACP NERFINISHED ⓘ NetFlow NERFINISHED ⓘ OpenFlow NERFINISHED ⓘ VXLAN tunneling NERFINISHED ⓘ sFlow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportsUseCase |
multi-tenant isolation
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network function virtualization ⓘ overlay networking ⓘ programmable data plane experimentation ⓘ virtual network switching ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Docker and container networking setups
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KVM-based virtualization ⓘ OpenStack networking (Neutron) NERFINISHED ⓘ Xen-based virtualization ⓘ |
| website | https://www.openvswitch.org/ ⓘ |
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