Project Summary
VDE is an ethernet compliant virtual network that can be spawned over a set of physical computer over the Internet.
VDE implements a virtual ethernet in all its aspects, virtual switches, virtual cables. A VDE can be used to create a VPN. VDE interconnects real computers running Linux, Free-BSD, MacOSX kernels (through a tap interface), virtual machines (qemu, kvm, user-mode linux, pearpc, gxemul...) as well as the other Virtual Square components like ViewOS implementations (UMview/Kmview) and Lwipv6.
VDE supports heterogeneous virtual machines running on different hosting computers.
In a Nutshell, Virtual Distributed Ethernet...
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took an estimated 1 years of effort (COCOMO model)
starting with its first commit in September, 2009
ending with its most recent commit over 13 years ago
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