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diff --git a/vswitchd/vswitch.xml b/vswitchd/vswitch.xml
index 5789964a..b9d8aaa9 100644
--- a/vswitchd/vswitch.xml
+++ b/vswitchd/vswitch.xml
@@ -32,11 +32,20 @@
         choose key names that are likely to be unique.  The currently
         defined common key-value pairs are:
         <dl>
-          <dt><code>system-uuid</code></dt>
-          <dd>A universally unique identifier for the Open vSwitch's
-            physical host.  The form of the identifier depends on the
-            type of the host.  On a Citrix XenServer, this is the host
-            UUID displayed by, e.g., <code>xe host-list</code>.</dd>
+          <dt><code>system-type</code></dt>
+          <dd>An identifier for the switch type, such as
+            <code>XenServer</code> or <code>KVM</code>.</dd>
+          <dt><code>system-version</code></dt>
+          <dd>The version of the switch software, such as
+            <code>5.6.0</code> on XenServer.</dd>
+          <dt><code>system-id</code></dt>
+          <dd>A unique identifier for the Open vSwitch's physical host.
+            The form of the identifier depends on the type of the host.
+            On a Citrix XenServer, this will likely be the same as
+            <code>xs-system-uuid</code>.</dd>
+          <dt><code>xs-system-uuid</code></dt>
+          <dd>The Citrix XenServer universally unique identifier for the
+            physical host as displayed by <code>xe host-list</code>.</dd>
         </dl>
       </column>
     </group>
@@ -187,13 +196,15 @@
         integrators should either use the Open vSwitch development
         mailing list to coordinate on common key-value definitions, or
         choose key names that are likely to be unique.  The currently
-        defined common key-value pairs are:
+        defined key-value pairs are:
         <dl>
-          <dt><code>network-uuids</code></dt>
+          <dt><code>bridge-id</code></dt>
+          <dd>A unique identifier of the bridge.  On Citrix XenServer this 
+            will commonly be the same as <code>xs-network-uuids</code>.</dd>
+          <dt><code>xs-network-uuids</code></dt>
           <dd>Semicolon-delimited set of universally unique identifier(s) for
-            the network with which this bridge is associated.  The form of the
-            identifier(s) depends on the type of the host.  On a Citrix
-            XenServer host, the network identifiers are RFC 4122 UUIDs as
+            the network with which this bridge is associated on a Citrix
+            XenServer host.  The network identifiers are RFC 4122 UUIDs as
             displayed by, e.g., <code>xe network-list</code>.</dd>
         </dl>
       </column>
@@ -353,7 +364,7 @@
           column), external IDs for the fake bridge are defined here by
           prefixing a <ref table="Bridge"/> <ref table="Bridge"
           column="external_ids"/> key with <code>fake-bridge-</code>,
-          e.g. <code>fake-bridge-network-uuids</code>.
+          e.g. <code>fake-bridge-xs-network-uuids</code>.
         </p>
       </column>
 
@@ -649,15 +660,26 @@
 
     <group title="Other Features">
       <column name="external_ids">
+        Key-value pairs for use by external frameworks that integrate
+        with Open vSwitch, rather than by Open vSwitch itself.  System
+        integrators should either use the Open vSwitch development
+        mailing list to coordinate on common key-value definitions, or
+        choose key names that are likely to be unique.  The currently
+        defined common key-value pairs are:
+        <dl>
+          <dt><code>attached-mac</code></dt>
+          <dd>
+            The MAC address programmed into the ``virtual hardware'' for this
+            interface, in the form
+            <var>xx</var>:<var>xx</var>:<var>xx</var>:<var>xx</var>:<var>xx</var>:<var>xx</var>.
+            For Citrix XenServer, this is the value of the <code>MAC</code>
+            field in the VIF record for this interface.</dd>
+          <dt><code>iface-id</code></dt>
+          <dd>A system-unique identifier for the interface.  On XenServer, 
+            this will commonly be the same as <code>xs-vif-uuid</code>.</dd>
+        </dl>
         <p>
-          Key-value pairs for use by external frameworks that integrate
-          with Open vSwitch, rather than by Open vSwitch itself.  System
-          integrators should either use the Open vSwitch development
-          mailing list to coordinate on common key-value definitions, or
-          choose key names that are likely to be unique.
-        </p>
-        <p>
-          All of the currently defined key-value pairs specifically
+          Additionally the following key-value pairs specifically
           apply to an interface that represents a virtual Ethernet interface
           connected to a virtual machine.  These key-value pairs should not be
           present for other types of interfaces.  Keys whose names end
@@ -666,20 +688,14 @@
           UUIDs in RFC 4122 format.  Other hypervisors may use other
           formats.
         </p>
-        <p>The currently defined key-value pairs are:</p>
+        <p>The currently defined key-value pairs for XenServer are:</p>
         <dl>
-          <dt><code>vif-uuid</code></dt>
+          <dt><code>xs-vif-uuid</code></dt>
           <dd>The virtual interface associated with this interface.</dd>
-          <dt><code>network-uuid</code></dt>
+          <dt><code>xs-network-uuid</code></dt>
           <dd>The virtual network to which this interface is attached.</dd>
-          <dt><code>vm-uuid</code></dt>
+          <dt><code>xs-vm-uuid</code></dt>
           <dd>The VM to which this interface belongs.</dd>
-          <dt><code>vif-mac</code></dt>
-          <dd>The MAC address programmed into the "virtual hardware" for this
-              interface, in the
-              form <var>xx</var>:<var>xx</var>:<var>xx</var>:<var>xx</var>:<var>xx</var>:<var>xx</var>.
-              For Citrix XenServer, this is the value of the <code>MAC</code>
-              field in the VIF record for this interface.</dd>
         </dl>
       </column>
 
@@ -759,7 +775,12 @@
         defined types are listed below:</p>
       <dl>
         <dt><code>linux-htb</code></dt>
-        <dd>Linux ``hierarchy token bucket'' classifier.</dd>
+        <dd>
+          Linux ``hierarchy token bucket'' classifier.  See tc-htb(8) (also at
+          <code>http://linux.die.net/man/8/tc-htb</code>) and the HTB manual
+          (<code>http://luxik.cdi.cz/~devik/qos/htb/manual/userg.htm</code>)
+          for information on how this classifier works and how to configure it.
+        </dd>
       </dl>
     </column>