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 +====== Virtual Network ======
  
 +[[public:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:start|Go up to Terms and Definitions]]
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 +===== Discussion =====
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 +A Virtual Network represents communication relationships among participating entities independently of the physical network used to realize those relationships.
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 +A Virtual Network may connect [[public:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:n:node|Nodes]], [[public:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:t:twin_realization|Twin Realizations]], services, or other communicating entities.
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 +The Virtual Network may define a [[public:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:n:network_topology|Network Topology]] and may associate communication characteristics or parameters with the communication relationships represented by that topology.
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 +The term does not imply a particular realization technology. A Virtual Network may be realized using physical networks, software-defined networking, overlays, cloud networking, container networking, middleware, or combinations of these mechanisms.
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 +===== Definition =====
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 +//a network representation that establishes communication relationships among participating entities independently of the physical network used to realize those relationships//
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 +===== Source =====
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 +Derived from the DIDO-TE source material describing Virtual Networks that communicatively couple distributed Nodes and represent communication conditions independently of physical separation.
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 +===== Note =====
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 +A Virtual Network is an architectural representation of communication relationships. It is not synonymous with a particular product-specific construct such as a cloud virtual private network, VLAN, software-defined network, or container network.
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 +===== Example =====
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 +A DIDO-TE Test Environment may use a Virtual Network to represent communication among three Nodes even when the Nodes execute on infrastructure located in different physical facilities.
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