Generic Network Virtualization Encapsulation

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Not to be confused with Geneva.

Generic Network Virtualization Encapsulation (Geneve) is a network encapsulation protocol created by the

NVGRE,[1] with the intent to eliminate the wild growth of encapsulation protocols.[1][2]

Open vSwitch is an example of a software-based virtual network switch that supports Geneve overlay networks. It is also supported by AWS Gateway Load Balancers.

References

  1. ^
    ISSN 2070-1721. RFC 8926
    . Proposed Standard.
  2. ^ "Intel Supports Geneve to Help Unify VXLAN & NVGRE". sdxcentral.com. Retrieved 2020-04-03.


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