WHITE PAPER page 1 of 10 Netronome Systems, Inc. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Modern virtualization technologies allow the development and deployment of advanced network services. Virtualized infrastructures take advantage of standardized commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) servers within the data center. This new business model offers versatility, cost savings, easier integrations, more attractive maintenance and management profiles, and an overall lower total cost of ownership (TCO). Virtual switching is an integral part of high- ly-virtualized environments. Software-defined networking (SDN), also known as server-based networking, has revolutionized the data center, enabling service providers to introduce new services with greater speed and agility. Open vSwitch (OVS) is a widely-deployed example

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