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Generic Network Virtualization Encapsulation

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Generic Network Virtualization Encapsulation (Geneve) is a network encapsulation protocol created by the IETF in order to unify the efforts made by other initiatives like VXLAN and NVGRE,[1] with the intent to eliminate the wild growth of encapsulation protocols.[2][3]

Open vSwitch is an example of a software-based virtual network switch that supports Geneve overlay networks.

References

  1. ^ J. Gross; I. Ganga; T. Sridhar, eds. (November 2020). Geneve: Generic Network Virtualization Encapsulation. Internet Engineering Task Force. doi:10.17487/RFC8926. ISSN 2070-1721. RFC 8926. Proposed Standard.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference IETF Standards Definition was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Intel Supports Geneve to Help Unify VXLAN & NVGRE". sdxcentral.com. Retrieved 2020-04-03.