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Mastering OpenStack - Second Edition
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Mastering OpenStack - Second Edition

by Omar Khedher, Chandan Dutta
April 2017
Intermediate to advanced
470 pages
11h 12m
English
Packt Publishing
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Network types

The addition of the concept of plugins in Neutron implies the support of different network types that vary regarding their usage in an OpenStack setup.

It should be noted that the network types are not related to how they are implemented in reality (Flat, VLAN, VXLAN, or GRE) but distinguished by their usage. The following network types are often used while describing the virtual network topology:

  • Tenant networks: This are virtual networks created by tenants.
  • Provider networks: These are created by the OpenStack operators and associated with an existing network in the data center. Provider networks can be tagged (VLAN) or untagged (flat) allowing tenants to access existing networks that can be shared or dedicated to a specific ...
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