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An overlay network is a logical computer network that is layered on top of a physical network. The concept of overlay networking is distinct from the traditional model of OSI layered networks, and almost always assumes that the underlay network is an IP network of some kind.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overlay network | is a | logical computer network that is layered on top of a physical network | 0.90 | text |
| peer-to-peer networks are overlay networks because their nodes form networks over existing network connections | instance of | distributed systems | 0.80 | text |
| Frame Relay | instance of | it has become more common to use BGP within data centers to provide layer-2 connectivity between virtual machines or Kubernetes clusters.Enterprise private networks were first o… | 0.80 | text |
| Asynchronous Transfer Mode | instance of | it has become more common to use BGP within data centers to provide layer-2 connectivity between virtual machines or Kubernetes clusters.Enterprise private networks were first o… | 0.80 | text |
| Overlay network | related to Attributes | Overlay | 0.60 | section |
| Overlay network | related to Attributes | Other | 0.60 | section |
| Overlay network | related to External links | List | 0.60 | section |
| Overlay network | related to External links | July | 0.60 | section |
| Overlay network | related to External links | Archived | 0.60 | section |
| Overlay network | related to External links | Wayback MachineResilient Overlay NetworksOvercast | 0.60 | section |
| Overlay network | related to External links | An | 0.60 | section |
| Overlay network | related to External links | Internet QoSEnd System Multicast | 0.60 | section |
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