The Open vSwitch Database Management Protocol
RFC 7047, “The Open vSwitch Database Management Protocol”, is an Informational document published in December 2013 by B. Pfaff, B. Davie. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
Open vSwitch is an open-source software switch designed to be used as a vswitch (virtual switch) in virtualized server environments. A vswitch forwards traffic between different virtual machines (VMs) on the same physical host and also forwards traffic between VMs and the physical network. Open vSwitch is open to programmatic extension and control using OpenFlow and the OVSDB (Open vSwitch Database) management protocol. This document defines the OVSDB management protocol. The Open vSwitch project includes open-source OVSDB client and server implementations.
What “Informational” means
Published for the general information of the community. It does not define an IETF standard and carries no standards-track status.
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