<Ul> <Li> Network hardware, such as switches and network adapters, also known as network interface cards (NICs) </Li> <Li> Network elements, such as firewalls and load balancers </Li> <Li> Networks, such as virtual LANs (VLANs) and containers such as virtual machines (VMs) </Li> <Li> Network storage devices </Li> <Li> Network machine - to - machine elements, such as telecommunications devices </Li> <Li> Network mobile elements, such as laptop computers, tablet computers, and smart phones </Li> <Li> Network media, such as Ethernet and Fibre Channel </Li> </Ul> <Li> Network hardware, such as switches and network adapters, also known as network interface cards (NICs) </Li> <Li> Network elements, such as firewalls and load balancers </Li> <Li> Networks, such as virtual LANs (VLANs) and containers such as virtual machines (VMs) </Li>

Example of software which helps in network virtualization