Up to this point, we have covered the details of OpenFlow functionalities and the role of OpenFlow switches and OpenFlow controllers in the SDN ecosystem. In Chapter 5, Setting Up the Environment, we set up our development environment, and in this chapter, we go through some network applications (Net Apps) using the POX OpenFlow controller and also the OpenDaylight controller that we introduced and set up in the previous chapter. Note that the potential and capabilities of OpenFlow controllers are more than the sample Net Apps that we introduce in this chapter. However, the goal here is to give you an initial push toward the basic steps in developing Net Apps using the OpenFlow framework. In the first part of this chapter, we will start with our OpenFlow laboratory (based on Mininet) and will go through the operation of an Ethernet hub, an Ethernet learning switch, and a simple firewall. Then, we will go through the details of a learning switch over the OpenDaylight...
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Overview of this book
OpenFlow paves the way for an open, centrally programmable structure, thereby accelerating the effectiveness of Software-Defined Networking.
Software-Defined Networking with OpenFlow, Second Edition takes you through the product cycle and gives you an in-depth description of the components and options that are available at each stage. The aim of this book is to help you implement OpenFlow concepts and improve Software-Defined Networking on your projects. You will begin by learning about building blocks and OpenFlow messages such as controller-to-switch and symmetric and asynchronous messages. Next, this book will take you through OpenFlow controllers and their existing implementations followed by network application development. Key topics include the basic environment setup, the Neutron and Floodlight OpenFlow controller, XORPlus OF13SoftSwitch, enterprise and affordable switches such as the Zodiac FX and HP2920.
By the end of this book, you will be able to implement OpenFlow concepts and improve Software-Defined Networking in your projects.
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Table of Contents (17 chapters)
Title Page
Credits
About the Authors
About the Reviewer
www.PacktPub.com
Customer Feedback
Preface
Free Chapter
Software-Defined Networks
Introducing OpenFlow
Implementing the OpenFlow Switch
The OpenFlow Controllers
Setting Up the Environment
Net App Development
Getting a Network Slice
OpenFlow in Cloud Computing
Open Source Resources
Customer Reviews