OpenStack Networking was created to provide a rich API for defining network connectivity and addressing in the cloud. The service, code-named "Neutron" (formerly known as "Quantum"), gives operators the ability to leverage different networking technologies to power their cloud networking. The Board of Directors and Technical Committee members involved in networking-related development and documentation have decided to change the code name to "Neutron", as part of a legal agreement with Quantum Corporation (the owner of the "Quantum" trademark). Any references to the previous code name have been removed in this guide wherever possible; all configuration files have been changed in the Havana release and this guide updated respectively.

This guide assists OpenStack administrators in leveraging different networking technologies to power their cloud networking. This document covers how to install, configure, and run OpenStack Networking. You must have access to a plugin providing the implementation of the OpenStack Networking service. Plugins are distributed both within and externally to the OpenStack Networking distribution. For more information, see the plugin listing. You should also be familiar with running the OpenStack Compute service as described in the operator's documentation.

For more information on OpenStack Networking and other network-related projects, see the project page on the OpenStack wiki (wiki.openstack.org/Neutron). For information about programming against the OpenStack Networking API, see the OpenStack Networking API Guide (v2.0). We welcome feedback, comments, and bug reports at bugs.launchpad.net/Neutron.