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Little-known Cisco open source project among contributors to OpenStack Neutron policy blueprint

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Little-known Cisco open source project among contributors to OpenStack Neutron policy blueprint

Multiple vendors, including an open source project within Cisco, have had a policy blueprint approved for the OpenStack cloud platform's Neutron networking component.

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