Open vSwitch

Initial release	July 29, 2009
Stable release	3.2.1 / 17 October 2023
Repository	github.com/openvswitch/ovs.git ;
Written in	C
Operating system	Linux, Hyper-V, FreeBSD and NetBSD
Type	Virtual network switch
License	Apache License 2.0
Website	www.openvswitch.org

Open vSwitch, sometimes abbreviated as 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.

The project's source code is distributed under the terms of Apache License 2.0.

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