ML2 plug-in¶

Architecture¶

Configuration file organization, relationships, etc.¶

Tenant network types¶

Similar info in: http://docs.openstack.org/admin-guide-cloud/networking_adv-features.html#provider-networks

• Local
• VLAN
  • ID ranges
• GRE
  • Tunnel ID ranges
• VXLAN
  • ID ranges
  • Multicast discovery (L2 population)

Mechanism¶

• Linux bridge
  • Option stanza/section
• Open vSwitch
  • Option stanza/section
• L2 population
• Specialized
  • Open source
    • Explains that mechanisms such as OpenDaylight and OpenContrail exist
    • Does not cover how to do this
  • Proprietary (vendor)
    • Just specifies that these exist
    • Does not cover how to do this

Agents¶