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Deepin Linux
Deepin Linux
Mar 29, 2024 · Backend Development

Understanding QEMU Vhost‑User Backend for Virtio‑Net Devices

This article explains the architecture and implementation of the virtio/vhost device model, details how QEMU creates and initializes virtio‑net‑pci devices, describes the vhost‑user communication protocol and its integration with DPDK and the Linux vhost‑net kernel driver, and provides practical command‑line examples and code snippets.

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Understanding QEMU Vhost‑User Backend for Virtio‑Net Devices
Architects' Tech Alliance
Architects' Tech Alliance
Nov 27, 2022 · Cloud Computing

VXLAN Overview and Its Applications in Data Center and Campus Networks

This article explains the limitations of traditional data‑center networking for server virtualization, introduces VXLAN as an overlay VPN solution, describes its core components and tunnel mechanisms, and demonstrates how VXLAN is applied in cloud‑campus architectures with centralized and distributed gateway designs.

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VXLAN Overview and Its Applications in Data Center and Campus Networks
Architects' Tech Alliance
Architects' Tech Alliance
Oct 6, 2022 · Cloud Computing

Overview of NVIDIA BlueField DPU Features and Architecture

This article provides a comprehensive overview of NVIDIA BlueField DPU technology, detailing its interface and driver architecture, work modes, kernel representation model, multi‑host capabilities, virtual switch implementations, scalable functions, RDMA support, security accelerators, and related performance‑enhancing features for modern cloud and data‑center environments.

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Overview of NVIDIA BlueField DPU Features and Architecture
Architects' Tech Alliance
Architects' Tech Alliance
Jun 29, 2022 · Fundamentals

VXLAN vs MPLS: Why VXLAN Is Gaining Preference in Metro and Wide‑Area Networks

The article compares VXLAN and MPLS, explaining their underlying virtualization concepts, cost and operational differences, and demonstrates why VXLAN is increasingly favored over MPLS for metro‑area and wide‑area network deployments due to lower hardware costs, simpler engineering, and flexible overlay capabilities.

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VXLAN vs MPLS: Why VXLAN Is Gaining Preference in Metro and Wide‑Area Networks
Architects' Tech Alliance
Architects' Tech Alliance
May 28, 2022 · Cloud Computing

Understanding Cloud Networking: Concepts, History, and Benefits

This article explains what cloud networking is, traces its evolution from the 1960s to modern multi‑cloud environments, compares it with traditional networking, and outlines its key advantages such as cost reduction, scalability, productivity, and resilience for enterprises adopting cloud‑based network architectures.

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Understanding Cloud Networking: Concepts, History, and Benefits
Architects' Tech Alliance
Architects' Tech Alliance
Apr 23, 2022 · Cloud Computing

Understanding VXLAN: Architecture, Benefits, and Comparison with Other Overlay Technologies

This article provides a comprehensive overview of VXLAN, explaining its purpose, architecture, frame format, VTEP implementations, and advantages over VLAN, Q‑in‑Q, MPLS, and other overlay protocols, while also discussing control‑plane options such as BGP EVPN and SDN automation for modern data‑center networks.

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Understanding VXLAN: Architecture, Benefits, and Comparison with Other Overlay Technologies
Cloud Native Technology Community
Cloud Native Technology Community
Jan 5, 2022 · Cloud Native

Implementing Flat, VLAN, and VXLAN Networks with Open vSwitch and Docker

This article demonstrates how to build flat, VLAN, and VXLAN networking topologies using Open vSwitch integrated with Docker containers, covering architecture concepts, required host configurations, step‑by‑step command sequences, and connectivity testing across single‑host and multi‑host environments.

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Implementing Flat, VLAN, and VXLAN Networks with Open vSwitch and Docker
Architects' Tech Alliance
Architects' Tech Alliance
Dec 3, 2021 · Fundamentals

White‑Box Switch Technology: Architecture, Evolution, and Key Techniques

This article reviews the development, open‑source ecosystem, and key technologies of white‑box switches, highlighting their hardware‑software decoupling, programmable networking, hardware acceleration, security considerations, and architectural layers, and discusses future trends and challenges in modern network infrastructure.

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White‑Box Switch Technology: Architecture, Evolution, and Key Techniques
iQIYI Technical Product Team
iQIYI Technical Product Team
Dec 3, 2021 · Operations

DPVS v1.9.0 Release: High-Performance Network Load Balancer Update

DPVS v1.9.0, the latest open‑source four‑layer network load balancer from iQIYI, now fully supports DPDK‑20.11 LTS, offers streamlined compilation, universal flow management, dynamic mbuf fields, enhanced per‑core scheduling and UDP health checks, and has been running stably in production for three months.

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DPVS v1.9.0 Release: High-Performance Network Load Balancer Update
Refining Core Development Skills
Refining Core Development Skills
Oct 14, 2021 · Cloud Native

Understanding Linux Bridge and veth for Docker Networking

This article explains how Linux bridge and virtual Ethernet (veth) devices work together to enable communication between Docker containers, covering the creation of network namespaces, veth pairs, bridge setup, kernel implementation details, and packet forwarding processes.

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Understanding Linux Bridge and veth for Docker Networking
Refining Core Development Skills
Refining Core Development Skills
Sep 16, 2021 · Cloud Native

Deep Dive into Linux veth Pairs: Usage, Kernel Implementation, and Network Communication

This article provides a comprehensive technical analysis of Linux virtual Ethernet (veth) pairs, detailing their practical configuration, underlying kernel creation mechanisms, and complete network communication workflow within containerized environments like Docker.

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Deep Dive into Linux veth Pairs: Usage, Kernel Implementation, and Network Communication
Architects' Tech Alliance
Architects' Tech Alliance
Sep 13, 2021 · Cloud Native

Understanding VXLAN: Architecture, Operation, and Deployment in Cloud‑Native Networks

VXLAN (Virtual Extensible LAN) is a network‑virtualization overlay that encapsulates Ethernet frames in UDP packets to create logical Layer‑2 domains over IP networks, enabling seamless VM migration, massive tenant isolation, and flexible gateway designs, while EVPN provides a scalable control plane for dynamic tunnel management.

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Understanding VXLAN: Architecture, Operation, and Deployment in Cloud‑Native Networks
Architects' Tech Alliance
Architects' Tech Alliance
Oct 18, 2020 · Cloud Computing

Understanding VXLAN: Concepts, Architecture, and Deployment in Data Center Networks

This article explains VXLAN technology, covering its definition, tunnel architecture, VTEP and VNI concepts, differences from VLAN, packet format, tunnel establishment methods, gateway types, and detailed forwarding processes for both same‑subnet and cross‑subnet communications in data‑center networks.

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Understanding VXLAN: Concepts, Architecture, and Deployment in Data Center Networks
Sohu Tech Products
Sohu Tech Products
Jun 24, 2020 · Cloud Computing

Understanding Overlay Networks and VxLAN in Cloud Computing

This article explains the concept of overlay networks, their implementation with VxLAN, how they enable virtual machine migration, reduce MAC address pressure, and provide large‑scale network isolation in cloud environments, while detailing packet processing steps and design trade‑offs.

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Understanding Overlay Networks and VxLAN in Cloud Computing
Architects Research Society
Architects Research Society
Jun 6, 2020 · Cloud Computing

Cisco VXLAN Flood and Learn Spine‑and‑Leaf Network Overview

This article explains Cisco's VXLAN flood‑and‑learn spine‑and‑leaf architecture, covering its standards compliance, encapsulation format, underlay and overlay network design, multicast and ingress replication, host discovery, routing, and multi‑tenant support for both Layer 2 and Layer 3 environments.

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Cisco VXLAN Flood and Learn Spine‑and‑Leaf Network Overview
Architects' Tech Alliance
Architects' Tech Alliance
Feb 8, 2020 · Cloud Computing

Demystifying FPGA: Architecture, Performance, and Microsoft's Data Center Deployment

FPGA, a reconfigurable hardware architecture, offers low latency and high efficiency compared to CPUs, GPUs, and ASICs, making it ideal for both compute‑intensive and communication‑intensive tasks, and Microsoft’s multi‑stage data‑center deployments illustrate its scalability, flexibility, and impact on cloud services.

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Demystifying FPGA: Architecture, Performance, and Microsoft's Data Center Deployment
Efficient Ops
Efficient Ops
Dec 3, 2019 · Cloud Computing

Why SD‑WAN Is the Cost‑Effective Bridge Between Enterprise Networks and the Cloud

This article explains how SD‑WAN leverages SDN to connect enterprise networks, data centers, internet applications and cloud services, highlighting its four core features, cost‑performance advantages, QoS compensation methods, market growth, and the evolving stance of telecom operators.

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Why SD‑WAN Is the Cost‑Effective Bridge Between Enterprise Networks and the Cloud
Cloud Native Technology Community
Cloud Native Technology Community
Mar 28, 2019 · Cloud Native

Kubernetes Networking Limitations and the Promise of OVS/OVN Solutions

This article reviews the shortcomings of Kubernetes networking, explains the capabilities of OVS and OVN as unified solutions, maps OVN abstractions to Kubernetes concepts, and outlines future directions for enhancing cloud‑native network functionality, followed by an extensive Q&A session.

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Kubernetes Networking Limitations and the Promise of OVS/OVN Solutions