WHAT TO EXPECT
In this article, users will get a deeper understanding of cloudSwXtch and how it can improve their networking capabilities. This article also gives users a preliminary introduction to the main features available while using cloudSwXtch.
Meet cloudSwXtch
cloudSwXtch creates a virtual overlay network that lets users add high performance networking to their cloud or edge applications with the touch of a button, requiring no code changes!
cloudSwXtch is available on AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI, and private networks. It can be instantiated via their respective Marketplaces or with an install script. cloudSwXtch is also available as a BYOL software install.
Supported Environments
Microsoft’s Azure
Amazon's AWS
Google's GCP
Oracle's OCI
Cloud Agnostic Cloud agnostic cloudSwXtch VM Install
On-Premises with swXtchBridge
What is a Virtual Overlay Network?
swXtch.io provides an application that implements a Cloud-Based Virtual Switch - cloudSwXtch. It consists of a software-based network switch and a virtual NIC service (xNIC). Together, these components create an overlay network on top of the standard cloud network.
This overlay network adds many valuable, high-performance network features that aren't traditionally available in the cloud, one of which is a seamless IP multicast experience.
cloudSwXtch Instance
A cloudSwXtch instance running on a user's virtual machines will provide extremely low latency (<3μs), high determinism, and elastic scalability. A user can build a 1,000-port switch or create a cloudSwXtch mesh of switches to optimize network reliability.
With cloudSwXtch, existing user applications and services that expect standards-based IP multicast will work in the cloud without requiring any code changes. This enables performance to approach that of bare metal.
Benefits of cloudSwXtch
Unblock Cloud Migrations – Migrate critical workloads that couldn’t be moved to the cloud because of missing network features or performance limitations.
Extend On-Prem Networks to the Cloud – Create a single data plane across private networks and the cloud, traversing virtual networks, availability zones, and regions.
Massive Scale – Extended networks with unlimited endpoints share identical features and sub-millisecond performance.
Enhanced Packet Monitoring – The cloudSwXtch architecture provides a unique view into low-level network traffic across the entire extended network.
Simplified and Flexible Network Configuration – Add and remove endpoints dynamically from global networks as conditions dictate. Eliminate the need to reconfigure individual workloads.