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Open vSwitch

Open vSwitch (OVS) is an open-source implementation of a distributed virtual multilayer switch. The main purpose of Open vSwitch is to provide a switching stack for hardware virtualization environments, while supporting multiple protocols and standards used in computer networks.

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License
Apache License 2.0
Operating system
Linux, Hyper-V, FreeBSD and NetBSD
Release
July 29, 2009; 17 years ago (2009-07-29)
Repository
github.com/openvswitch/ovs
Stable release
4.0.0 / 17 August 2026; 7 days ago (17 August 2026)
Type
Virtual network switch

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Open vSwitch

Nodes82
Edges81
Triples126
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.02439
Components1

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Open vSwitch

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related to Features · 52
Open vSwitch → Access Control, As, BFD, Bidirectional Forwarding Detection, Exposed, Fine-grained, Generic Routing Encapsulation, Geneve, GRE, HFSC, IEEE, IGMP, Internet Group Management Protocol, Internet Protocol, Internet Protocol Security, IP Flow Information Export, IPFIX, IPsec, IPv6, LACP
related to External links · 37
Open vSwitch → Acceleration, April, Ben Pfaff, Ben Pfaff6WIND Announces Open, Bringing Native Virtual Networking, Chris Wright, Daniel Raumer, December, Deep Dive The Virtual, Florian Wohlfart, Flow, Georg Carle, GitHubIntroduction, Google's Secret Switch, IEEE, January, Justin Pettit, Madhu VenugopalOpen Virtual Network, Networking, Next Wave
related to overview · 21
Open vSwitch → Cisco Nexus, CLI, Hyper-V, In, It, LACP, Linux KVM, NetFlow, Open, OpenNebula, OpenStack, Proxmox VE, RSPAN, SPAN, VirtualBox, VM, VMware, XAPI, Xen, Xen Cloud Platform
License · 1
Open vSwitch → Apache License 2.0
Operating system · 1
Open vSwitch → Linux, Hyper-V, FreeBSD and NetBSD
Release · 1
Open vSwitch → July 29, 2009; 17 years ago (2009-07-29)
Repository · 1
Open vSwitch → github.com/openvswitch/ovs
Stable release · 1
Open vSwitch → 4.0.0 / 17 August 2026; 7 days ago (17 August 2026)
Type · 1
Open vSwitch → Virtual network switch
Website · 1
Open vSwitch → www.openvswitch.org

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open vswitch virtual switch implementation virtualization distributed linux network multiple source code also ovs apache license switching management hardware protocols

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Open vSwitchLicenseApache License 2.01.00infobox
Open vSwitchOperating systemLinux, Hyper-V, FreeBSD and NetBSD1.00infobox
Open vSwitchReleaseJuly 29, 2009; 17 years ago (2009-07-29)1.00infobox
Open vSwitchRepositorygithub.com/openvswitch/ovs1.00infobox
Open vSwitchStable release4.0.0 / 17 August 2026; 7 days ago (17 August 2026)1.00infobox
Open vSwitchTypeVirtual network switch1.00infobox
Open vSwitchWebsitewww.openvswitch.org1.00infobox
Open vSwitchWritten inC1.00infobox
Open vSwitchis adefault network switch in the XenServer virtualization platform since its version 6.00.90text
NetFlowinstance ofwhile supporting standard management interfaces and protocols0.80text
sFlowinstance ofwhile supporting standard management interfaces and protocols0.80text
SPANinstance ofwhile supporting standard management interfaces and protocols0.80text

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