Chapter 7. Getting Started with OpenContrail
In Chapter 5, Getting Started with OpenDaylight, we introduced OpenDaylight as an open source SDN controller that leverages OpenFlow protocol and Open vSwitch to provide a feature-rich SDN solution. In Chapter 6, Using OpenDaylight with OpenStack, we showed how ODL integrates with OpenStack and solves some key cloud-networking problems.
We will now introduce you to OpenContrail, which is one of the most popular SDN and NFV solutions specifically for OpenStack-based cloud infrastructure. While ODL leverages an independent virtual switch OVS, OpenContrail works with its own virtual networking software, called vRouter.
In this chapter, we will start with an introduction to OpenContrail and then covers its ...
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