OpenStack Crash Course - Neutron

Openstack Neutron is the networking service.  It is similar to AWS VPC or Azure VNET.

• Manual and automatic management of networks and IP addresses.
• Distinct networking models for different applications and user groups.
• Flat networks (VLAN’s) for separating servers and traffic.
• Supports both Static IP addresses and DHCP.
• Floating IP addresses for dynamic rerouting to resources on the network.
• Software-defined networking (SDN), OpenFlow, for multi-tenancy and scalability.
• Management of intrusion detection systems (IDS), load balancing, firewalls, VPN’s, etc.