Explore the strengths, weaknesses, and challenges of Open vSwitch in this 30-minute conference talk from the Linux Plumbers Conference. Gain insights from Google's Jerry Chu as he shares experiences as both a user and active developer of Open vSwitch over the past year. Delve into topics such as connection tracking, loadable modules, multiple sockets, MTU discovery, MSS clamping, TTL, and Geo Super Key. Learn about the good aspects of Open vSwitch, confront its shortcomings, and uncover the more complex issues that arise during implementation and usage.