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.Dd $Mdocdate: July 21 2022 $
.Dt VSW 4 sparc64
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm vsw
.Nd virtual network switch
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Cd "vsw* at cbus?"
.Cd "vnet* at vsw?"
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Nm
driver provides a network switch using the services provided by the
UltraSPARC Hypervisor as found on sun4v systems.
It attaches a separate
.Xr vnet 4
interface for each switch port.
These ports can be added to a
.Xr bridge 4
or
.Xr veb 4
to create a functional network switch.
.Pp
The
.Nm
driver supports version 1.0 of the vNet protocol.
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr bridge 4 ,
.Xr cbus 4 ,
.Xr intro 4 ,
.Xr netintro 4 ,
.Xr veb 4
.Sh HISTORY
The
.Nm
driver first appeared in
.Ox 4.7 .
.Sh AUTHORS
The
.Nm
driver was written by
.An Mark Kettenis Aq Mt kettenis@openbsd.org .