Network Virtualization using Generic Routing Encapsulation (NVGRE) is a network virtualization technology that attempts to alleviate the scalability problems associated with large cloud computing deployments. It uses Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE) to tunnel layer 2 packets over layer 3 networks. Its principal backer is Microsoft.
See also
- Virtual Extensible LAN (VXLAN), a similar competing specification
- Generic Networking Virtualization Encapsulation (GENEVE), an industry effort to unify both VXLAN and NVGRE technologies
- Generic Routing Encapsulation, GRE for transporting L3 packets.
External links
- NVGRE Overview, November 19, 2012, by Joe Onisick
References
P. Garg; Y. Wang, eds. (September 2015). NVGRE: Network Virtualization Using Generic Routing Encapsulation. Internet Engineering Task Force. doi:10.17487/RFC7637. ISSN 2070-1721. RFC 7637. Informational. https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc7637 ↩
"NVGRE, VXLAN and what Microsoft is Doing Right". Network Heresy. 2011-10-03. Retrieved 2013-02-25. http://networkheresy.com/2011/10/03/nvgre-vlxan-and-what-microsoft-is-doing-right/ ↩