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1 OpenStack Networking ("Neutron")

OpenStack Networking ("Neutron")

Administrator Guide

Neutron CLI Guide

API Developer Doc (v2)

Source code

Bug tracker

Blueprints

Related projects

Python Neutron client
Neutron Admin and API documentation in OpenStack Manuals

What is Neutron?

Neutron is an OpenStack project to provide "networking as a service" between interface devices (e.g., vNICs) managed by other Openstack services (e.g., nova).

Starting in the Folsom release, Neutron is a core and supported part of the OpenStack platform (for Essex, we were an "incubated" project, which means use is suggested only for those who really know what they're doing with Neutron).

If you're a networking geek and like to hack on OpenStack, please join!

More Info:

Overview of Neutron (slides) (3/12)
Neutron Project Overview + Update from Grizzly Summit (video) (10/12)
Video Neutron Overview (3/12)
Slides on Technical Architecture of Neutron (2013-03-14)

Why Neutron?

Give cloud tenants an API to build rich networking topologies, and configure advanced network policies in the cloud.
- Example: create multi-tier web application topology
Enable innovation plugins (open and closed source) that introduce advanced network capabilities
- Example: use L2-in-L3 tunneling to avoid VLAN limits, provide end-to-end QoS guarantees, used monitoring protocols like NetFlow.
Let anyone build advanced network services (open and closed source) that plug into Openstack tenant networks.
- Examples: LB-aaS, VPN-aaS, firewall-aaS, IDS-aaS, data-center-interconnect-aaS.

Using Neutron

Follow the instructions in the Neutron Administrator Guide to use Neutron with OpenStack Nova.

Forget documentation, I just want to get the code!: Neutron Downloads

Detailed information for programming against v2.0 of the Neutron web services API is available in the Neutron API Guide

If you are looking for information on using Neutron with devstack, please see: NeutronDevstack .

Neutron lets you use a set of different backends called "plugins" that work with a growing variety of networking technologies. These plugins may be distributed as part of the main Neutron release, or separately.

The set of plugins included in the main Neutron distribution and supported by the Neutron community include:

Open vSwitch Plugin
Cisco UCS/Nexus Plugin
Linux Bridge Plugin
Nicira Network Virtualization Platform (NVP) Plugin
Ryu OpenFlow Controller Plugin
NEC OpenFlow Plugin

The following plugins are coming in Grizzly release as the main Neutron distribution:

Big Switch Controller Plugin
Cloudbase Hyper-V Plugin
MidoNet Plugin
Brocade Neutron Plugin Brocade Neutron Plugin
PLUMgrid Plugin

Additional plugins are available from other sources:

Extreme Networks Plugin
Ruijie Networks Plugin
Mellanox Neutron Plugin Mellanox Neutron Plugin
Juniper Networks Neutron Plugin

If you have your own plugin, feel free to add it to this list.

Current Project Status

The 2012.2 "Folsom" release includes:

v2.0 of the Neutron API, including support for L2 networking and IP Address Management (IPAM)
Integration with Keystone for API authentication
API Extensibility Framework, including extensions for:
- "provider network", which maps Neutron L2 networks to a specific VLAN in the physical data center
- "L3 routers", which supports a basic L3 router construct to route between L2 networks, and provide a gateway to external networks with support for SNAT and floating IPs.
Updated API Client Library and CLI, including support for filtering.
Horizon GUI support for:
- Neutron network and subnet creation/deletion
- Booting VMs on specific Neutron networks.
Several plugins:
- Open vSwitch Plugin
- Cisco UCS/Nexus Plugin
- Linux Bridge Plugin
- Nicira Network Virtualization Platform (NVP) Plugin
- Ryu OpenFlow Controller Plugin
- (NEW) NEC OpenFlow Plugin

Participate

To get code, ask questions, view blueprints, etc, see: Neutron Launchpad Page

See NeutronDevelopment for some (rough) guides on how to contribute code to Neutron, including how to add your own plugin.

If you would like to participate, please send mail to the main openstack-dev list: http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/openstack-dev

You can also attend our regular IRC meetings, which start one hour after the main openstack meeting, on the same #openstack-meeting channel: http://wiki.openstack.org/Network/Meetings

Check out NeutronStarterBugs for ideas on easy bugs or starter projects you might tackle. Or just start playing with NeutronDevstack and come up with your own ideas!

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-= OpenStack Networking ("Quantum") =
+= OpenStack Networking ("Neutron") =
 {| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
 |  [http://docs.openstack.org/trunk/openstack-network/admin/content/ Administrator Guide ]
 |-
-|  [http://docs.openstack.org/cli/quick-start/content/quantum_client.html Quantum CLI Guide ]
+|  [http://docs.openstack.org/cli/quick-start/content/quantum_client.html Neutron CLI Guide ]
 |-
 | [http://docs.openstack.org/api/openstack-network/2.0/content/  API Developer Doc (v2) ]
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 == Related projects ==
-* [https://launchpad.net/python-quantumclient Python Quantum client]
+* [https://launchpad.net/python-quantumclient Python Neutron client]
-* Quantum Admin and API documentation in [https://launchpad.net/openstack-manuals  OpenStack Manuals]
+* Neutron Admin and API documentation in [https://launchpad.net/openstack-manuals  OpenStack Manuals]
-== What is Quantum? ==
+== What is Neutron? ==
-Quantum is an [https://wiki.openstack.org OpenStack] project to provide "networking as a service" between interface devices (e.g., vNICs) managed by other Openstack services (e.g., nova).
+Neutron is an [https://wiki.openstack.org OpenStack] project to provide "networking as a service" between interface devices (e.g., vNICs) managed by other Openstack services (e.g., nova).
-Starting in the Folsom release, Quantum is a core and supported part of the [https://wiki.openstack.org OpenStack] platform (for Essex, we were an "incubated" project, which means use is suggested only for those who really know what they're doing with Quantum).
+Starting in the Folsom release, Neutron is a core and supported part of the [https://wiki.openstack.org OpenStack] platform (for Essex, we were an "incubated" project, which means use is suggested only for those who really know what they're doing with Neutron).
 If you're a networking geek and like to hack on [https://wiki.openstack.org OpenStack], please join!
 More Info:
-* [http://www.slideshare.net/danwent/openstack-quantum-intro-os-meetup-32612 Overview of Quantum] (slides) (3/12)
+* [http://www.slideshare.net/danwent/openstack-quantum-intro-os-meetup-32612 Overview of Neutron] (slides) (3/12)
-* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_I1SrO2QBpg Quantum Project Overview + Update from Grizzly Summit] (video) (10/12)
+* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_I1SrO2QBpg Neutron Project Overview + Update from Grizzly Summit] (video) (10/12)
-* [http://www.infoq.com/presentations/Quantum-Virtual-Networks-for-OpenStack Video Quantum Overview] (3/12)
+* [http://www.infoq.com/presentations/Quantum-Virtual-Networks-for-OpenStack Video Neutron Overview] (3/12)
-* [http://sdrv.ms/YdnQYS Slides on Technical Architecture of Quantum] (2013-03-14)
+* [http://sdrv.ms/YdnQYS Slides on Technical Architecture of Neutron] (2013-03-14)
-== Why Quantum? ==
+== Why Neutron? ==
 * Give cloud tenants an API to build rich networking topologies, and configure advanced network policies in the cloud.
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 ** Examples:  LB-aaS, VPN-aaS, firewall-aaS, IDS-aaS, data-center-interconnect-aaS.
-== Using Quantum ==
+== Using Neutron ==
-Follow the instructions in the  [http://docs.openstack.org/incubation/openstack-network/admin/content/  Quantum Administrator Guide] to use Quantum with OpenStack Nova.
+Follow the instructions in the  [http://docs.openstack.org/incubation/openstack-network/admin/content/  Neutron Administrator Guide] to use Neutron with OpenStack Nova.
-Forget documentation, I just want to get the code!:  [https://launchpad.net/quantum/+download Quantum Downloads]
+Forget documentation, I just want to get the code!:  [https://launchpad.net/quantum/+download Neutron Downloads]
-Detailed information for programming against v2.0 of the Quantum web services API is available in the [http://docs.openstack.org/api/openstack-network/2.0/content/  Quantum API Guide]
+Detailed information for programming against v2.0 of the Neutron web services API is available in the [http://docs.openstack.org/api/openstack-network/2.0/content/  Neutron API Guide]
-If you are looking for information on using Quantum with devstack, please see: [[QuantumDevstack]] .
+If you are looking for information on using Neutron with devstack, please see: [[NeutronDevstack]] .
-Quantum lets you use a set of different backends called "plugins" that work with a growing variety of networking technologies.  These plugins may be distributed as part of the main Quantum release, or separately.
+Neutron lets you use a set of different backends called "plugins" that work with a growing variety of networking technologies.  These plugins may be distributed as part of the main Neutron release, or separately.
-The set of plugins included in the main Quantum distribution and supported by the Quantum community include:
+The set of plugins included in the main Neutron distribution and supported by the Neutron community include:
 * [http://www.openvswitch.org Open vSwitch] Plugin
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 * [http://www.nicira.com  Nicira Network Virtualization Platform (NVP)] Plugin
 * [http://www.osrg.net/ryu/using_with_openstack.html  Ryu OpenFlow Controller] Plugin
-* [[Quantum NEC OpenFlow Plugin|NEC OpenFlow]] Plugin
+* [[Neutron NEC OpenFlow Plugin|NEC OpenFlow]] Plugin
-The following plugins are coming in Grizzly release as the main Quantum distribution:
+The following plugins are coming in Grizzly release as the main Neutron distribution:
 * [http://docs.projectfloodlight.org/display/floodlightcontroller/Quantum+REST+Proxy+Plugin  Big Switch Controller Plugin]
 * [http://www.cloudbase.it/quantum-hyper-v-plugin/  Cloudbase Hyper-V] Plugin
 * [http://www.midokura.com  MidoNet] Plugin
-* [https://github.com/brocade/brocade  Brocade Quantum Plugin] Brocade Quantum Plugin
+* [https://github.com/brocade/brocade  Brocade Neutron Plugin] Brocade Neutron Plugin
 * [http://www.plumgrid.com/ PLUMgrid] Plugin
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 * [http://www.extremenetworks.com  Extreme Networks] Plugin
 * [https://github.com/ruijie/rgos_quantum_plugin  Ruijie Networks] Plugin
-* [https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/Mellanox-Quantum Mellanox Quantum Plugin] Mellanox Quantum Plugin
+* [https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/Mellanox-Quantum Mellanox Neutron Plugin] Mellanox Neutron Plugin
-* [https://www.juniper.net/support/downloads/?p=qpluginopen#sw Juniper Networks] Quantum Plugin
+* [https://www.juniper.net/support/downloads/?p=qpluginopen#sw Juniper Networks] Neutron Plugin
 If you have your own plugin, feel free to add it to this list.
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 The 2012.2 "Folsom" release includes:
-* v2.0 of the Quantum API, including support for L2 networking and IP Address Management (IPAM)
+* v2.0 of the Neutron API, including support for L2 networking and IP Address Management (IPAM)
 * Integration with Keystone for API authentication
 * API Extensibility Framework, including extensions for:
-** "provider network", which maps Quantum L2 networks to a specific VLAN in the physical data center
+** "provider network", which maps Neutron L2 networks to a specific VLAN in the physical data center
 ** "L3 routers", which supports a basic L3 router construct to route between L2 networks,  and provide a gateway to external networks with support for SNAT and floating IPs.
 * Updated API Client Library and CLI, including support for filtering.
 * Horizon GUI support for:
-** Quantum network and subnet creation/deletion
+** Neutron network and subnet creation/deletion
-** Booting VMs on specific Quantum networks.
+** Booting VMs on specific Neutron networks.
 * Several plugins:
 ** [http://www.openvswitch.org Open vSwitch] Plugin
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 == Participate ==
-To get code, ask questions, view blueprints, etc, see: [https://launchpad.net/quantum/ Quantum Launchpad Page]
+To get code, ask questions, view blueprints, etc, see: [https://launchpad.net/quantum/ Neutron Launchpad Page]
-See [[QuantumDevelopment]] for some (rough) guides on how to contribute code to Quantum, including how to add your own plugin.
+See [[NeutronDevelopment]] for some (rough) guides on how to contribute code to Neutron, including how to add your own plugin.
 If you would like to participate, please send mail to the main openstack-dev list:  http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/openstack-dev
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 You can also attend our regular IRC meetings, which start one hour after the main openstack meeting, on the same #openstack-meeting channel: http://wiki.openstack.org/Network/Meetings
-Check out [[QuantumStarterBugs]] for ideas on easy bugs or starter projects you might tackle.  Or just start playing with [[QuantumDevstack]] and come up with your own ideas!
+Check out [[NeutronStarterBugs]] for ideas on easy bugs or starter projects you might tackle.  Or just start playing with [[NeutronDevstack]] and come up with your own ideas!
 == Related pages ==
-{{Special:PrefixIndex/Quantum}}
+{{Special:PrefixIndex/Neutron}}
-[[Quantum/NetworkFunctionVirtualization/NetworkServiceChain/API]]
+[[Neutron/NetworkFunctionVirtualization/NetworkServiceChain/API]]

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