<s>
Virtual	B-Architecture
Distributed	I-Architecture
Ethernet	I-Architecture
(	O
VDE	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
programs	O
to	O
provide	O
virtual	O
software-defined	O
Ethernet	O
network	B-Protocol
interface	I-Protocol
controllers	I-Protocol
(	O
NICs	O
)	O
across	O
multiple	O
devices	O
,	O
typically	O
computers	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
either	O
virtual	O
or	O
physical	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VDE	O
(	O
Virtual	B-Architecture
Distributed	I-Architecture
Ethernet	I-Architecture
)	O
comprises	O
5	O
main	O
components	O
:	O
</s>
