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v15 v16 8 8 9 9 10 == !OpenFlow Protocol==10 === !OpenFlow Protocol === 11 11 !OpenFlow is a protocol that allows for the creation of overlay networks over pre-existing network infrastructure. This allows a researcher to run experiments on production networks without the fear of affecting any of the legacy installations or setups, while having control over how data is handled across the network. 12 12 [[BR]] … … 17 17 18 18 19 == The Testbed==19 === The Testbed === 20 20 Sandbox 9 consists of three nodes connected to the SB9 Console through a !OpenFlow enabled gigabit switch. The network topology is shown below: 21 21 [[BR]] … … 26 26 27 27 ---- 28 == The Console == 28 29 We can run the controller on the console or on one of the nodes as they each can have equal access the the openflow controling vlan. 29 30 30 == Installing the controller (on a node) ==31 === Installing the controller (on a node) === 31 32 32 33 Two distinct controllers, one from the !OpenFlow reference System (v0.8.9r2) and another from NOX-core (v0.5.0), have been successfully installed and tested on the Console. These can be downloaded from the following places: … … 96 97 }}} 97 98 98 ----99 99 100 100 == Controllers on the Console == … … 104 104 ''TODO'' list subset. 105 105 106 == Starting the controller==106 === Starting the controller === 107 107 Both commands start the controller and establish a connection with the !OpenFlow switch. The -v is for verbose. -h for both will give you the help files for the controllers. In the reference system, the controller is found under .../openflow/controller/ 108 108 {{{ … … 117 117 118 118 ---- 119 = Available Tools=119 == Available Tools == 120 120 121 121 Some of these tools require root privlages and will thus require a custom installation on a node. Otherse can be run from the console directly in an unprivlaged mode.
