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Learning OpenStack Networking

You're reading from   Learning OpenStack Networking Build a solid foundation in virtual networking technologies for OpenStack-based clouds

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Product type Paperback
Published in Aug 2018
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781788392495
Length 462 pages
Edition 3rd Edition
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Table of Contents (16) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Introduction to OpenStack Networking FREE CHAPTER 2. Installing OpenStack 3. Installing Neutron 4. Virtual Network Infrastructure Using Linux Bridges 5. Building a Virtual Switching Infrastructure Using Open vSwitch 6. Building Networks with Neutron 7. Attaching Instances to Networks 8. Managing Security Groups 9. Role-Based Access Control 10. Creating Standalone Routers with Neutron 11. Router Redundancy Using VRRP 12. Distributed Virtual Routers 13. Load Balancing Traffic to Instances 14. Advanced Networking Topics 15. Other Books You May Enjoy

Visualizing traffic flow when using Open vSwitch

When using the Open vSwitch driver, for an Ethernet frame to travel from the virtual machine instance to the physical network, it will pass through many different interfaces, including the following:

Network Type

Interface Type

Interface Name

all

tap

tapN

all

bridge

qbrXXXX (only used with the iptables firewall driver)

all

veth

qvbXXXX, qvoXXXX (only used with the iptables firewall driver)

all

vSwitch

br-int

flat, vlan

vSwitch

br-ex (user-configurable)

vxlan, gre

vSwitch

br-tun

flat, vlan

patch

int-br-ethX, phy-br-ethX

vxlan, gre

patch

patch-tun, patch-int

flat, vlan

physical

ethX (where X is the interface)

The Open vSwitch bridge br-int is known as the integration bridge. The integration bridge is the central virtual switch that most virtual devices...

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