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diff --git a/doc/source/command-objects/network.rst b/doc/source/command-objects/network.rst index 5d534c59..91eb2b08 100644 --- a/doc/source/command-objects/network.rst +++ b/doc/source/command-objects/network.rst @@ -2,6 +2,13 @@ network ======= +A **network** is an isolated Layer 2 networking segment. There are two types +of networks, project and provider networks. Project networks are fully isolated +and are not shared with other projects. Provider networks map to existing +physical networks in the data center and provide external network access for +servers and other resources. Only an OpenStack administrator can create +provider networks. Networks can be connected via routers. + Compute v2, Network v2 network create |