OpenStack Networking – Connectivity and Managed Service Options
Neutron, the OpenStack networking service, has evolved throughout different OpenStack releases, offering more capabilities and features. Cloud architects can design their OpenStack networking stack with multiple topologies, based on their existing networking resources and requirements. Unlike the former Nova networking service, which was bound only to basic networking offerings, OpenStack tenants can expect more granular networking control and flexibility with Neutron. Cloud and network administrators can offer more advanced networking features to tenants, such as routing, firewalls, load balancing, and private networking.
In this chapter, we will walk through the rich updates that have been made to OpenStack networking by covering the following topics:
- The Neutron architecture and its core service interactions...