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Initial release | July 29, 2009[1] |
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Stable release | 3.3.1[2] ![]() |
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Written in | C |
Operating system | Linux, Hyper-V, FreeBSD and NetBSD |
Type | Virtual network switch |
License | Apache License 2.0 |
Website | www |
Open vSwitch (OVS) is an open-source implementation of a distributed virtual multilayer switch. The main purpose of Open vSwitch is to provide a switching stack for hardware virtualization environments, while supporting multiple protocols and standards used in computer networks.[3]
The project's source code is distributed under the terms of Apache License 2.0.