In this setup, we simulate the whole network using Mininet. Since Mininet requires Linux as the operating system, we use vagrant to start and provision a Linux VM. We use Ansible to provision the VM.

Computer networks have historically evolved box by box, with individual network elements occupying specific ecological niches as routers, switches, load balancers, network address translations (NATs), ...

Abstract: The OpenFlow protocol facilitates the communication between the control and forwarding planes within a software-defined networking (SDN) framework. In SDN, the control plane is housed in a ...

At the beginning of Interop, I wrote a post that introduced the basics of OpenFlow. I promised to ask around and find out what problems different vendors are trying to solve using OpenFlow. This post ...

Palo Alto, Ca. – Big Switch Networks–formed to speed implementation of the new OpenFlow software-defined networking architecture in nextgen cloud architecture servers, routers, and switches–has just ...

This is an updated version of floodlight which I decided to update to allow ease of access for my school project. I updated netty and libthrifty in the /lib folder and updated the build.xml only.

IBM is making sure that it isn’t left behind in the rush to get into software-defined networking. The company announced this week the availability of a software-based Programmable Network Controller ...

OpenFlow now accommodates multiple forwarding tables, but how do the controller and switch agree on what those tables are supposed to do? Enter Table Type Patterns (TTP), an ONF ...