1. Virtual Switch https://store.theartofservice.com/the-virtual-switch-toolkit.html

2. VMware ESX - Cisco Nexus 1000v 1 Network-connectivity between ESX hosts and the VM's running on it relies on virtual NIC's (inside the VM) and virtual switches https://store.theartofservice.com/the-virtual-switch-toolkit.html

3. VMware ESX - Network limitations 1 When using the advanced and extended network capabilities by using the Cisco Nexus 1000v distributed virtual switch the following network-related limitations apply: https://store.theartofservice.com/the-virtual-switch-toolkit.html

4. Virtual firewall 1 The VF can be realized as a traditional software firewall on a guest virtual machine already running, a purpose-built virtual security appliance designed with virtual network security in mind, a virtual switch with additional security capabilities, or a managed kernel process running within the host hypervisor. https://store.theartofservice.com/the-virtual-switch-toolkit.html

5. Virtual firewall - Virtual firewalls 1 The VF can be installed as a traditional software firewall on a guest VM already running within the virtualized environment; or it can be a purpose-built virtual security appliance designed with virtual network security in mind; or it can be a virtual switch with additional security capabilities; or it can be a managed kernel process running within the host hypervisor that sits atop all VM activity. https://store.theartofservice.com/the-virtual-switch-toolkit.html

6. Virtual firewall - Virtual firewalls 1 The current direction in virtual firewall technology is a combination of security- capable virtual switches, and virtual security appliances. Some virtual firewalls integrate additional networking functions such as site-to-site and remote access VPN, QoS, URL filtering and more. https://store.theartofservice.com/the-virtual-switch-toolkit.html

7. Virtual firewall - Operation 1 A virtual firewall operating in bridge-mode acts like its physical-world firewall analog; it sits in a strategic part of the network infrastructure — usually at an inter- network virtual switch or bridge — and intercepts network traffic destined for other network segments and needing to travel over the bridge https://store.theartofservice.com/the-virtual-switch-toolkit.html

8. Big Switch Networks - Products 1 * Big Virtual Switch: A network virtualization bate metal SDN fabric application for cloud switching. https://store.theartofservice.com/the-virtual-switch-toolkit.html

9. Network virtualization - Examples of internal network virtualization 1 Major Crossbow features include VNIC pseudo-interfaces and virtual switches, which emulate network connectivity by enabling containers to exchange data without having to pass that data onto the external network. https://store.theartofservice.com/the-virtual-switch-toolkit.html

10. OpenFlow - Development 1 In February 2012, Big Switch Networks released Project Floodlight, an Apache- licensed open-source software OpenFlow Controller, and announced its OpenFlow- based SDN Suite in November of that year, which contains a commercial controller, and virtual switching and tap monitoring applications. https://store.theartofservice.com/the-virtual-switch-toolkit.html

11. OpenFlow - Development 1 In January 2013, NEC unveiled a virtual switch for Microsoft's Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V hypervisor, which is designed to bring OpenFlow-based software-defined networking and network virtualisation to those Microsoft environments. https://store.theartofservice.com/the-virtual-switch-toolkit.html

12. Logical partition (virtual computing platform) - Hardware partitioning 1 The Hypervisor or PowerVM acts as a virtual switch between the LPARs and also handles the virtual SCSI traffic between LPARs https://store.theartofservice.com/the-virtual-switch-toolkit.html

13. Windows Virtual PC - Virtual PC by Connectix 1 * A Virtual Switch available in Virtual PC version 4.1 or earlier allows adding multiple network adapters. https://store.theartofservice.com/the-virtual-switch-toolkit.html

14. VMware ESXi - Cisco Nexus 1000v 1 Network-connectivity between ESX hosts and the VM's running on it relies on virtual NIC's (inside the VM) and virtual switches https://store.theartofservice.com/the-virtual-switch-toolkit.html

15. VMware ESXi - Cisco Nexus 1000v 1 The Nexus1000v is developed in co- operation between Cisco and VMWare and uses the Application programming interface|API of the vDSOverview of the [ http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral /switches/ps9441/ps9902/data_sheet_c78- 492971.html Nexus 1000v] virtual switch, visited 9 July 2012 https://store.theartofservice.com/the-virtual-switch-toolkit.html

16. VMware ESXi - Network limitations 1 When using the advanced and extended network capabilities by using the Cisco Nexus switches#Nexus 1000v|Cisco Nexus 1000v distributed virtual switch the following network-related limitations apply: https://store.theartofservice.com/the-virtual-switch-toolkit.html

17. Nexus 1000v 1 The 1000v is a virtual switch for use in virtual environments including both VMware vSphere and Microsoft Hyper-V http://www.cisco.com/en/US/solutions/collateral/ns 340/ns517/ns224/ns955/ns963/solution_overview_ c22-687087.html It is as such not a physical box but a software application that interacts with the hypervisor so you can virtualize the networking environment and be able to configure your system as if all virtual servers have connections to a physical switch and include the capabilities that a switch offers such as multiple VLANs per virtual interface, layer-3 options, security features etc https://store.theartofservice.com/the-virtual-switch-toolkit.html

18. Nexus 1000v 1 The VEM uses the vDS Application programming interface|API, which was developed by VMWare and Cisco togetherOverview of the [ http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/switches/ps9441/p s9902/data_sheet_c78-492971.html Nexus 1000v] virtual switch, visited 8 July 2012 Besides offering the NX-OS interface to configure, manage and monitor the virtual switch it also supports Link aggregation#Link Aggregation Control Protocol|LACP link aggregation where the standard virtual switches only support Link aggregation#Initial release 802.3ad in 2000|static LAGsCisco brochure [ http://www.cisco.com/en/US/solutions/collateral/ns340/ns517/ ns224/ns892/ns894/at_a_glance_c45-492852.pdf Cisco1000v Virtual Switch], PDF, retrieved 28 May 2011 https://store.theartofservice.com/the-virtual-switch-toolkit.html

19. InterSwitch Trunk 1 http://www.brocade.com/forms/getFile?p=d ocuments/white_papers/Brocade_Multi- Chassis_Trunking_WP.pdf Cisco calls this a VSL (Virtual Switch Link) https://store.theartofservice.com/the-virtual-switch-toolkit.html

20. Nexus 7000 - Nexus 1000v 1 The 1000v is a virtual switch for use in virtual environments including both VMware vSphere and Microsoft Hyper-V http://www.cisco.com/en/US/solutions/collateral/ns 340/ns517/ns224/ns955/ns963/solution_overview_ c22-687087.html It is as such not a physical box but a software application that interacts with the hypervisor so you can virtualize the networking environment and be able to configure your system as if all virtual servers have connections to a physical switch and include the capabilities that a switch offers such as multiple VLANs per virtual interface, layer-3 options, security features etc https://store.theartofservice.com/the-virtual-switch-toolkit.html

21. Nexus 7000 - Nexus 1000v 1 The VEM uses the vDS Application programming interface|API, which was developed by VMWare and Cisco togetherOverview of the [ http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/switches/ps9441/p s9902/data_sheet_c78-492971.html Nexus 1000v] virtual switch, visited 8 July 2012 Besides offering the NX-OS interface to configure, manage and monitor the virtual switch it also supports Link aggregation#Link Aggregation Control Protocol|LACP link aggregation where the standard virtual switches only support Link aggregation#Initial release 802.3ad in 2000|static LAGsCisco brochure [ http://www.cisco.com/en/US/solutions/collateral/ns340/ns517/ ns224/ns892/ns894/at_a_glance_c45-492852.pdf Cisco1000v Virtual Switch], PDF, retrieved 28 May 2011 https://store.theartofservice.com/the-virtual-switch-toolkit.html

22. Juniper EX-Series - EX4200 1 These switches are stackable, and 10 of them can be linked to create a single virtual switch supporting up to 480 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports, forty 1G Ethernet or twenty 10G Ethernet ports https://store.theartofservice.com/the-virtual-switch-toolkit.html

23. Dell PowerConnect - 5500 series 1 The 5500 series are stackable to combine several 5500-series switches into one virtual switch. https://store.theartofservice.com/the-virtual-switch-toolkit.html

24. Dell PowerConnect - M-series 1 Optionally two extension-modules can be installed that offers 10 Gbit/s ethernet or stacking-interfaces to stack multiple M6220 switches together as one virtual switch.Dell [ http://i.dell.com/sites/content/business/solu tions/engineering- docs/en/Documents/blades-io-guide- 2009.pdf M-series IO guide], visited 31 July 2011 https://store.theartofservice.com/the-virtual-switch-toolkit.html

25. Virtual network 1 A common example of a virtual network that is based on virtual devices is the network inside a hypervisor where traffic between virtual servers are routed using virtual switches (vSwitches) along with virtual routers and virtual firewalls for network segmentation and data isolation. Such networks can use non-virtual protocols such as Ethernet as well as virtualization protocols such as the VLAN protocol IEEE 802.1Q. https://store.theartofservice.com/the-virtual-switch-toolkit.html

26. EtherChannel - Limitations 1 Cisco's Virtual Switching System (VSS) allows the creation of a Multichassis Etherchannel (MEC) similar to the DMLT protocol allowing ports to be aggregated towards different physical chassis that form a single virtual switch entity https://store.theartofservice.com/the-virtual-switch-toolkit.html

27. Software-defined data center - Challenges 1 Neutron provides an application-level abstraction of network resources and includes an API for plugging in virtual switches https://store.theartofservice.com/the-virtual-switch-toolkit.html

28. OpenSolaris Network Virtualization and Resource Control - Virtual switch 1 When the first VNIC is created on a system, a virtual switch is also created above the physical interface. Though not directly accessible to the user, the virtual switch provides connectivity between all VNICs configured on the same physical interface, enabling the virtual network in a box scenario. The virtual switch forwards packets between the system's VNICs. Thus, packets from an internal VNIC source never have to pass to the external network to reach an internal network destination. https://store.theartofservice.com/the-virtual-switch-toolkit.html

29. Telephone switchboard - Virtual switchboard 1 A virtual switchboard is an automated system used to connect an incoming caller with an agent or staff member. The virtual switchboard user normally has the option of controlling how incoming calls are routed via a web interface. For example calls could be routed to different destinations according to certain criteria such as the time of day etc. https://store.theartofservice.com/the-virtual-switch-toolkit.html

30. Telephone switchboard - Virtual switchboard 1 Interactive voice response (IVR) functionality is also a common feature with virtual switchboards. IVR enables incoming callers to a virtual switchboard to hear prerecorded announcements. Popular announcements instruct callers to press a number on their key pad to select which department they want to reach (for example, press 1 for sales, 2 for accounts, 3 for support, and so on). https://store.theartofservice.com/the-virtual-switch-toolkit.html

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