I have recently had the chance to do some reading on VMware NSX. I come from a networking background Intertwined with software, previously I have had a chance to research on some of the underpinnings of NSX but never had the time to look at the big picture, so in this writing, I am going to briefly describe the NSX architecture.
What is NSX?
NSX is VMWare virtual networking on steroids.
There are several components that constitute the NSX Architecture. The reason why I believe that NSX is a true Software Defined architecture is the clean decoupling and separation of its components.
A Networker Diary 