Private company

Vyatta

Logo: Vyatta, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Security software company

Vyatta is a software-based virtual router, virtual firewall and VPN product for Internet Protocol networks (IPv4 and IPv6). A free download of Vyatta has been available since March 2006. The system is a specialized Debian-based Linux distribution with networking applications such as Quagga, OpenVPN, and many others.2 It is part of Ciena.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2005Founded1
  • Industrylocal area network1
  • HeadquartersBelmont1
  • Websitewww.vyatta.com
  • Legal formprivately held company1
Vyatta web interface
Photo: Daniil Baturin, GPL, via Wikimedia Commons4

Vyatta is a software-based virtual router, virtual firewall and VPN product for Internet Protocol networks (IPv4 and IPv6). A free download of Vyatta has been available since March 2006. The system is a specialized Debian-based Linux distribution with networking applications such as Quagga, OpenVPN, and many others. A standardized management console, similar to Juniper JUNOS or Cisco IOS, in addition to a web-based GUI and traditional Linux system commands, provides configuration of the system and applications. In recent versions of Vyatta, the web-based management interface is supplied only in the subscription edition. However, all functionality is available through KVM, serial console or SSH/telnet protocols. The software runs on standard x86-64 servers.2

Corporate structure

Vyatta is part of a group headed by Ciena. 9 entities, 5 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Ciena Hanover, Maryland, United States
    • Vyatta Belmont
    • Ciena Canada ULC Subsidiary · Canada
    • CIENA COMMUNICATIONS, INC. Subsidiary · Wilmington, Delaware, United States
    • Ciena Global Holding, LP Subsidiary · United Kingdom
    • Ciena Global Products Company, Ltd Subsidiary · United Kingdom
    • CIENA INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED Subsidiary · Delhi, India
    • CIENA LIMITED Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
    • Ciena Switzerland GMBH Subsidiary · Switzerland

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries listed in Exhibit 21 of annual reports filed with the SEC; subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Products and brands

  • router

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Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Owners

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Timeline

  1. 2005Founded Founded1

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