Network Virtualization - Components of A Virtual Network

Components of A Virtual Network

Various equipment and software vendors offer network virtualization by combining any of the following:

  • Network hardware, such as switches and network adapters, also known as network interface cards (NICs)
  • Network elements such as firewalls and load balancers
  • Networks, such as virtual LANs (VLANs) and containers such as virtual machines (VMs)
  • Network storage devices
  • Network M2M elements such as telecommunications 4G HLR and SLR devices
  • Network mobile elements such as laptops, tablets, and cell phones
  • Network media, such as Ethernet and Fibre Channel

The following is a survey of common network virtualization scenarios and examples of vendor implementation of these scenarios.

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