What Can I Do With OpenFlow?ΒΆ
OpenFlow is the leading architecture of Software Defined Networking (SDN). It allows you to alter the routing rules of a compatible switch by giving you access to the control plane, or the part of the switch that decides how traffic is handled.
Examples of what you might do with OpenFlow [1]:
- Implement a packet filter (like a firewall)
- Implement policy based routing
- Implement static routes
Keep reading to find out how you can get started with OpenFlow on the GENI network.
Footnotes
| [1] | A blog post on potential industry use-cases: http://blog.ioshints.info/2011/11/openflow-enterprise-use-cases.html |