Open vSwitch
![Open vSwitch deployed as a cross-server virtual network switch, transparently distributed across multiple physical servers.[4]](/uploads/202502/20/Distributed_Open_vSwitch_instance.svg1855.png)
Open vSwitch, sometimes abbreviated as OVS, is a production-quality open-source implementation of a distributed virtual multilayer switch. The main purpose of Open vSwitch is to provide a switching stack for hardware virtualization environments, while supporting multiple protocols and standards used in computer networks.