Using a simple OpenStack architecture of cloud controller, networking and compute as shown in the Fig. 1 above, it’s possible to show the extent of the dimensioning challenge.

Ultimately, Neutron’s success is tied to the success of the larger OpenStack platform. OpenStack has established itself as a standard in the private cloud marketplace.

Neutron: Networking for OpenStack. Neutron manages the networking associated with OpenStack clouds. It is an API-driven system that allows administrators or users to customize network settings ...

OpenStack Neutron, its networking-as-a-service component, now boasts Network Segment Range Management. This enables cloud administrators to manage network segment type ranges dynamically.

The basic elements of OpenStack include compute (Nova, which delivers virtual machines), networking (Neutron) and storage (handled by Cinder, Swift and Manila).. Cinder delivers support for block ...

Multiple vendors, including an open source project within Cisco, have had a policy blueprint approved for the OpenStack cloud platform’s Neutron networking component. The blueprint is intended ...

Multiple vendors, including an open source project within Cisco, have had a policy blueprint approved for the OpenStack cloud platform’s Neutron networking component.