Generic Network Virtualization Encapsulation (Geneve) is a network encapsulation protocol created by the
IETF in order to unify the efforts made by other initiatives like
VXLAN and
NVGRE,
with the intent to eliminate the wild growth of encapsulation protocols.
is an example of a software-based virtual
network switch that supports Geneve overlay networks.
References
Telecommunications engineering
Network architecture
Telecommunications infrastructure
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