About the Book
A virtual switch is a software program that allows one virtual machine (VM) to communicate with another. Just like its counterpart, the physical Ethernet switch, a virtual switch does more than just forward data packets. It can intelligently direct communication on the network by inspecting packets before passing them on. Some vendors embed virtual switches right into their virtualization software, but a virtual switch can also be included in a server's hardware as part of its firmware.
This book is your ultimate resource for Virtual Switch. Here you will find the most up-to-date information, analysis, background and everything you need to know.
In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about Virtual Switch right away, covering: Virtual security switch, Virtual Switching Instance, Virtual firewall, OpenSolaris Network Virtualization and Resource Control, InterSwitch Trunk, Windows Virtual PC, Virtual network, EtherChannel, Network virtualization, Cisco Unified Computing System, Logical partition (virtual computing platform), Juniper EX-Series, Linux on Power, Metro Ethernet, List of TCP and UDP port numbers, Address Book Server, Advanced Message Queuing Protocol, Aggregate Server Access Protocol, ALCAP, Anti-replay, Any-source multicast, Apache Wave, AppleTalk Echo Protocol, Application Exchange, Archie search engine, Architecture for Control Networks, Asynchronous Layered Coding, Bidirectional Forwarding Detection, BIND method, Binkp, Boot Service Discovery Protocol, Bootstrap Protocol, Border Gateway Multicast Protocol, Border Gateway Protocol, Bridging Systems Interface, BSDRadius, CA/Browser Forum, CalDAV, CardDAV, CCSO Nameserver, Certificate Management over CMS, Certificate Management Protocol, Challenge-handshake authentication protocol, Character Generator Protocol, Cipher suite, Cisco WAAS, Common Address Redundancy Protocol, Common Indexing Protocol, Common Open Policy Service, Compiled Wireless Markup Language, Computer port (software), Conch (SSH), Connection-oriented protocol, Connectionless protocol, Constrained Shortest Path First, Cookie exchange, Cross Registry Information Service Protocol, Data Validation and Certification Server, Datagram Congestion Control Protocol, Datagram Transport Layer Security, Daytime Protocol, DCE Distributed File System, Default-free zone, Diameter (protocol), Diameter Credit-Control Application, DICT, Directory Assistance Service, Directory information tree, Discard Protocol, DIXIE, Domain Name System, Domain Name System Security Extensions, DVB-IPTV, Echo Protocol, Endpoint Handlespace Redundancy Protocol, Ephemeral port, Extensible Name Service, Exterior Gateway Protocol, External Data Representation, FAST TCP, Fibre Channel over IP, File eXchange Protocol, File Transfer Protocol, Files2u, Finger protocol, First Hop Redundancy Protocols, FLIP (Fast-Local-Internet-Protocol), Forward-confirmed reverse DNS, GENA, Geo URI, GNTP, Gopher (protocol), GPRP, GroupDAV, Handle System, High Frequency Internet Protocol, Hopcount, Host Identity Protocol, Host Monitoring Protocol, HOTP, HTTP body data, ICMPv6, Ident, IGMP snooping, Internet 0, Internet chess server, Internet Content Adaptation Protocol, Internet Control Message Protocol, Internet Fibre Channel Protocol, Internet Group Management Protocol, Internet Group Management Protocol with Access Control (IGMP-AC), Internet Imaging Protocol, Internet Open Trading Protocol, Internet Protocol Control Protocol, Internet Protocol Suite, Multipurpose Transaction Protocol, Transport Sample Protocol, Internet Streaming Media Alliance, IP Flow Information Export, IP Managed VAS...and much more
This book explains in-depth the real drivers and workings of Virtual Switch. It reduces the risk of your technology, time and resources investment decisions by enabling you to compare your understanding of Virtual Switch with the objectivity of experienced professionals.
