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connectivity for instances, along with bridges created in conjunction
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connectivity for instances, along with bridges created in conjunction
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with OpenStack Nova for filtering.
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with OpenStack Nova for filtering.
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ovs-neutron-agent can be configured to use two different networking technologies to create tenant isolation, either GRE tunnels or VLAN tags.
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ovs-neutron-agent can be configured to use different networking technologies
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to create tenant isolation.
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These technologies are implemented as ML2 type drivers which are used in
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conjunction with the OpenVSwitch mechanism driver.
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VLAN Tags
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VLAN Tags
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detail <http://openstack.redhat.com/Networking_in_too_much_detail>`_
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detail <http://openstack.redhat.com/Networking_in_too_much_detail>`_
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by RedHat.
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by RedHat.
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VXLAN Tunnels
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VXLAN is an overlay technology which encapsulates MAC frames
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at layer 2 into a UDP header.
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More information can be found in `The VXLAN wiki page.
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<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_Extensible_LAN>`_
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Further Reading
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Further Reading
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