Project Summary
OVN, the Open Virtual Network, is a system to support virtual network abstraction. OVN complements the existing capabilities of OVS to add native support for virtual network abstractions, such as virtual L2 and L3 overlays and ;ecurity groups. Services such as DHCP are also desirable features. Just like OVS, OVN's design goal is to have a production-quality implementation that can operate at significant scale.
In a Nutshell, OVN (Open Virtual Network)...
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has a well established, mature codebase
maintained by a very large development team
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took an estimated 38 years of effort (COCOMO model)
starting with its first commit in June, 2009
ending with its most recent commit 3 days ago
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