Network virtualization uses an encapsulation technology for the overlay network. Common encapsulation technologies include GRE, VXLAN, STT, and a promising new technology called Geneve.
Today, we will focus on Stateless Transport Tunnel (STT) and some of the benefits over GRE and VXLAN….
A great article written by Bruce Davie from the VMware Office of the CTO details the proposed IETF encapsulation standard Generic Network Virtualization Encapsulation, better known as Geneve and why it is needed… http://cto.vmware.com/geneve-vxlan-network-virtualization-encapsulations
Optimized for x86 to x86 tunneling providing all the best features of STT combined with all the best features of VXLAN…
During VMWorld I was asked about VXLAN and thought I would share with you as well…
VXLAN is VMware’s network encapsulation technology used in VMware vCloud Networking & Security products and NSX for vSphere. It is also used by switch vendors Arista, Juniper, Broadcom, HP, and others to provide top of rack integration with VMware’s NSX for Multi Hypervisor via VXLAN Tunnel EndPoint or VTEP for short…