5. Handling Multipart Statistics Messages (Part 1)

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OpenFlow Cookbook

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Overview of this book

This book is intended for network protocol developers, SDN controller application developers, and academics who would like to understand and develop their own OpenFlow switch or OpenFlow controller in any programming language. With basic understanding of OpenFlow and its components, you will be able to follow the recipes in this book.

Preface

What this book covers

What you need for this book

Who this book is for

Sections

Conventions

Reader feedback

Customer support

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1. OpenFlow Channel Connection Establishment (Part 1)

Introduction

Connection setup on TCP and TLS

Connection setup with multiple controllers

Setting the role of the communication channel towards a controller

Establishing an auxiliary connection to the controller

Handling a handshake message from the controller

Handling a switch configuration message from the controller

Connection interruption procedures

1. OpenFlow Channel Connection Establishment (Part 2)

Introduction

Connection setup on TCP and TLS

Multiple controllers managing a switch with different roles

Setting the role of a controller's communication channel

Auxiliary connection establishment

Sending a handshake message to the switch

Sending a switch configuration message to the switch

2. Symmetric Messages and Asynchronous Messages (Part 1)

Sending and processing a hello message

Sending and processing an echo request and a reply message

Sending and processing an error message

Sending and processing an experimenter message

Handling a "Set Asynchronous Configuration message"

Handling a "Get Asynchronous Configuration message" from the controller

Sending a packet-in message to the controller

Sending a flow-removed message to the controller

Sending a port-status message to the controller

Sending a controller role-status message to the controller

Sending a table-status message to the controller

Sending a request-forward message to the controller

Handling a packet-out message from the controller

Handling a barrier message from the controller

2. Symmetric Messages and Asynchronous Messages (Part 2)

Sending and processing a hello message

Sending and processing an echo request and a reply message

Sending and processing error message

Sending and processing experimenter message

Configuring the switch to send a list of asynchronous events the controller channel is interested in

Fetching the list of possible asynchronous events that can come from the switch to the controller channel

Processing a packet-in asynchronous message from the switch

Processing a flow removed asynchronous message from the switch

Processing a port-status asynchronous message from the switch

Processing the controller role-status message from the switch

Processing a table status asynchronous message from the switch

Processing a request forward message from the switch

Sending a packet-out message to the switch

Sending a barrier message to the switch

3. Flow Table and Flow Entry Modification Messages (Part 1)

Introduction

Modifying a flow table with eviction enabled

Modifying a flow table with vacancy enabled

Adding a new flow entry to a flow table

Deleting a flow entry in a flow table

Modifying a flow entry in a flow table

Flow table synchronizations

3. Flow Table and Flow Entry Modification Messages (Part 2)

Introduction

Modifying a flow table with eviction enabled

Modifying a flow table with vacancy enabled

Adding a new flow entry to the flow table

Deleting an entry from a flow table

Modifying an entry in the flow table

4. Group Table and Meter Table Modification Messages (Part 1)

Introduction

Adding a new group entry in a group table

Deleting a group entry in a group table

Modifying a group entry in a group table

Adding a new meter in a meter table

Deleting a meter entry

Modifying a meter entry in a meter table

4. Group Table and Meter Table Modification Messages (Part 2)

Introduction

Adding a new group entry in a group table

Deleting a group entry in a group table

Modifying a group entry in a group table

Adding a new meter in a meter table

Deleting a meter entry

Modifying a meter entry in a meter table

5. Handling Multipart Statistics Messages (Part 1)

Introduction

Handling a multipart request message to get statistics of an individual flow table entry

Handling a multipart request message to get statistics of a group/aggregate of flow table entry

Handling a multipart request message to get statistics of flow table

Handling a multipart request message to get port statistics

Handling a multipart request message to get port queue statistics

Handling a multipart request message to get meter statistics

Handling a multipart request message to get group statistics

5. Handling Multipart Statistics Messages (Part 2)

Getting statistics of an individual flow table entry using multipart messages

Getting statistics of group/aggregate of flow table entries using multipart messages

Getting statistics of flow table using multipart messages

Getting port statistics using multipart messages

Getting port queue statistics using multipart messages

Getting meter statistics using multipart messages

Getting group statistics using multipart messages

6. Handling Multipart State Information Messages (Part 1)

Introduction

Getting information about the switch using multipart messages

Getting group description using multipart messages

Getting group feature using multipart messages

Getting meter configuration using multipart messages

Getting the meter feature using multipart messages

Getting the table feature using multipart messages

Getting port description using multipart messages

Getting table description using multipart messages

Getting queue description using multipart messages

Configuring Flow monitor using multipart messages

Experimenter multipart messages

6. Handling Multipart State Information Messages (Part 2)

Introduction

Getting information about the switch using multipart messages

Getting the group description using multipart messages

Getting the group feature using multipart messages

Getting the meter configuration using multipart messages

Getting the meter feature using multipart messages

Getting the table feature using multipart messages

Getting the port description using multipart messages

Getting the table description using multipart messages

Getting the queue description using multipart messages

Configuring the flow monitor using multipart messages

Experimenter multipart message

7. Handling Bundle Messages (Part 1)

Introduction

Creation of a bundle

Adding messages to a bundle

Closing a bundle

Committing or executing all the operations inside a bundle

Discarding a bundle

7. Handling Bundle Messages (Part 2)

Introduction

Creation of a bundle

Adding messages to a bundle

Closing a bundle

Committing or executing all the operations inside a bundle

Discarding a bundle

A. Common OpenFlow Headers, Structures, and Error Code

Common OpenFlow headers

Common OpenFlow structures

Common OpenFlow error codes

Common OpenFlow multipart message types

Index

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