Open vSwitch

virtual network switch

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Open vSwitch

Summary

Open vSwitch is a free software^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

Open vSwitch's instance of is recorded as free software^[3].
Open vSwitch's copyright license is recorded as Apache Software License 2.0^[4].
Open vSwitch's programmed in is recorded as Q15777^[5].
Open vSwitch's operating system is recorded as Q3251801^[6].
Open vSwitch's operating system is recorded as BSD^[7].
Open vSwitch's software version identifier is recorded as 2.9.0^[8].
Open vSwitch's software version identifier is recorded as 0.90.0^[9].
Open vSwitch's software version identifier is recorded as 0.90.1^[10].
Open vSwitch's software version identifier is recorded as 0.90.2^[11].
Open vSwitch's software version identifier is recorded as 0.90.3^[12].
Open vSwitch's software version identifier is recorded as 0.90.4^[13].
Open vSwitch's software version identifier is recorded as 0.90.5^[14].
Open vSwitch's software version identifier is recorded as 0.90.6^[15].
Open vSwitch's software version identifier is recorded as 0.90.7^[16].
Open vSwitch's software version identifier is recorded as 0.99.0^[17].
Open vSwitch's software version identifier is recorded as 0.99.1^[18].
Open vSwitch's software version identifier is recorded as 0.99.2^[19].
Open vSwitch's software version identifier is recorded as 1.0.0^[20].
Open vSwitch's software version identifier is recorded as 1.0.1^[21].
Open vSwitch's software version identifier is recorded as 1.0.2^[22].
Open vSwitch's software version identifier is recorded as 1.0.3^[23].
Open vSwitch's software version identifier is recorded as 1.1.0^[24].
Open vSwitch's software version identifier is recorded as 1.1.1^[25].
Open vSwitch's software version identifier is recorded as 1.1.2^[26].
Open vSwitch's software version identifier is recorded as 1.2.0^[27].

Why It Matters

Open vSwitch has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

⭐ Popularity Graph

4/100 established

🌐 Wiki Languages

13 / 423 langs

🔗 Readers Also Explored · clickstream

port mirroring

software-defined networking

network functions virtualization

Quick Facts

Instance of free software

Official website openvswitch.org, github.com

Properties

Mailing list archive url mail.openvswitch.org, mail.openvswitch.org, mail.openvswitch.org

Operating system GNU/Linux, BSD

Programmed in C (programming language)

Software version identifier 2.9.0, 0.90.0, 0.90.1, 0.90.2, 0.90.3, 0.90.4, 0.90.5, 0.90.6, 0.90.7, 0.99.0, 0.99.1, 0.99.2, 1.0.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2, 1.0.3, 1.1.0, 1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.2.0, 1.2.1, 1.2.2, 1.3.0, 1.4.0, 1.4.1, 1.4.2, 1.4.3, 1.4.4, 1.4.5, 1.4.6, 1.5.0, 1.6.1, 1.7.0, 1.7.1, 1.7.2, 1.7.3, 1.9.0, 1.9.3, 1.10.0, 1.10.2, 1.11.0, 1.11.1, 2.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.1.0, 2.1.1, 2.1.2, 2.1.3, 2.3, 2.3.1, 2.3.2, 2.3.3, 2.4.0, 2.4.1, 2.5.0, 2.5.1, 2.5.2, 2.5.3, 2.5.4, 2.5.5, 2.6.0, 2.6.1, 2.6.2, 2.6.3, 2.7.0, 2.7.1, 2.7.2, 2.7.3, 2.7.4, 2.7.5, 2.7.6, 2.8.0, 2.8.1, 2.8.2, 2.8.3, 2.8.4, 2.9.1, 2.9.2, 2.10.0, 2.5.6, 2.6.4, 2.7.7, 2.8.5, 2.9.3, 2.10.1, 2.11.0, 2.5.7, 2.6.5, 2.7.8, 2.8.6, 2.9.4, 2.10.2, 2.5.8, 2.5.9, 2.6.6, 2.6.7, 2.7.9, 2.7.10, 2.8.7, 2.8.8, 2.9.5, 2.9.6, 2.10.3, 2.10.4, 2.11.1, 2.11.2, 2.12.0, 2.13.0, 2.11.3, 2.5.10, 2.6.8, 2.7.11, 2.8.9, 2.9.7, 2.10.5, 2.11.4, 2.12.1, 2.13.1, 2.14.0, 2.5.11, 2.6.9, 2.7.12, 2.8.10, 2.9.8, 2.10.6, 2.11.5, 2.12.2, 2.13.2, 2.14.1, 2.5.12, 2.6.10, 2.7.13, 2.8.11, 2.9.9, 2.10.7, 2.11.6, 2.12.3, 2.13.3, 2.14.2, 2.11.7, 2.15.0, 2.16.1, 2.12.4, 2.13.4, 2.13.5, 2.13.6, 2.13.7, 2.13.8, 2.13.9, 2.14.3, 2.14.4, 2.14.5, 2.14.6, 2.14.7, 2.15.1, 2.15.2, 2.15.3, 2.15.4, 2.15.5, 2.15.6, 2.16.0, 2.16.2, 2.16.3, 2.16.4, 2.16.5, 2.17.0, 2.17.1, 2.17.2, 2.17.3, 3.0.0, 3.0.1, 2.13.10, 2.14.8, 2.15.7, 2.16.6, 2.17.4, 2.17.5, 3.0.2, 3.0.3, 3.1.0, 2.13.11, 2.14.9, 2.15.8, 2.16.7, 2.17.6, 3.0.4, 3.1.1, 2.17.7, 3.1.2, 3.2.0, 2.17.8, 3.0.5, 3.1.3, 3.2.1, 2.17.9, 3.0.6, 3.1.4, 3.2.2, 3.3.0, 2.17.10, 3.0.7, 3.1.5, 3.3.1, 3.2.3, 3.4.0, 2.17.11, 3.3.2, 3.1.6, 3.2.4, 3.3.3, 3.4.1, 3.5.0, 2.17.12, 3.0.8, 3.1.7, 3.2.5, 3.3.4, 3.4.2, 3.3.5, 3.4.3, 3.5.1, 3.2.6, 3.3.6, 3.4.4, 3.5.2, 3.6.0, 3.3.7, 3.6.1, 3.3.8, 3.3.9, 3.4.5, 3.4.6, 3.5.3, 3.5.4, 3.6.2, 3.6.3, 3.7.0, 3.7.1, 4.0.0

Source code repository url github.com, git://github.com/openvswitch/ovs.git

External References (15)

Arch linux package openvswitch

Archwiki article Open_vSwitch

Aur package openvswitch-git

Debian source package openvswitch

Debian stable package openvswitch-common, openvswitch-dbg, openvswitch-ipsec, openvswitch-pki, openvswitch-switch, openvswitch-switch-dpdk, openvswitch-testcontroller, openvswitch-vtep, python3-openvswitch

Freebase id /m/0zbwr_h

Freebsd port net/openvswitch

Gentoo package net-misc/openvswitch

Guix variable name openvswitch

Open hub id openvswitch

Pro-linux.de dbapp id 18382

Quora topic id Open-vSwitch

Repology project name openvswitch

Slackbuilds package network/openvswitch-utils

Ubuntu package openvswitch-common

🌐 Available in 11 languages

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🏷️ Also known as

en OVS fr OVS

🔗 Connections

Apache Software License 2.0

Instance of 1

free software

Operating system 1

BSD

← Depends on software 1

OpenVNet

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Copyright license → Apache Software License 2.0

Official website → http://openvswitch.org/, https://github.com/openvswitch/ovs

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