Introduction to Cloud Overlay Networks - VXLAN

Introduction to Cloud Overlay Networks.
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An overview of cloud overlay networks, why they are used and how. Focusing on VXLAN as the tunneling protocol and including a packet walk through and packet capture.

Links:
VXLAN overlay with Open vSwitch:    • VXLAN overlay networks with Open vSwi...  
Intro to OpenFlow:    • Introduction to OpenFlow  
Intro to Open vSwitch:    • OpenFlow flow entries on Open vSwitch...  
Intro to Mininet:    • Introduction to Mininet  

IETF Network Virtualization Overlays working group
https://datatracker.ietf.org/wg/nvo3/...

VXLAN IETF draft:
https://datatracker.ietf.org/wg/nvo3/...

Derek Chamorro (The Random Security Guy Blog):
http://www.therandomsecurityguy.com/v...

Brent Salisbury (Network Static Blog):
http://networkstatic.net/setting-over...