Thanks, but those links don't seem to provide any more information than the links in David's original message.
Sent from my iPhone On May 17, 2013, at 11:33 PM, Akram Hakiri <akram.hak...@gmail.com> wrote: > HI Bob, > Here is a couple of links that may clarify the concept of OF driver. > https://www.opennetworking.org/images/stories/downloads/misc/openflow-driver-competition-terms-conditions.pdf > > https://www.opennetworking.org/competition > > > > Le 17/05/2013 20:51, Bob Lantz a écrit : >> What precisely is an OpenFlow driver? >> >> Is it something like openflowj or libopenflow which sends and receives >> OpenFlow messages? >> Is it an API/protocol abstraction layer like OpenDaylight's SAL which might >> provide a new protocol or API to work with multiple versions of OpenFlow as >> well as proprietary vendor protocols which replace or extend >> OpenFlow/ofconfig/etc.? >> Is it an OpenFlow implementation on top of switching hardware (or software) >> like Indigo/Switch Light? >> Is it a software switch like Open vSwitch? >> >> On May 16, 2013, at 10:38 PM, David Erickson <deric...@stanford.edu> wrote: >> >>> FYI: >>> >>> Press Releases >>> >>> Open Networking Foundation Launches Industry’s First Open-Source "OpenFlow™ >>> Driver" Contest >>> >>> >>> >>> Competition to Encourage Implementation, Interoperability of the OpenFlow >>> Standard >>> >>> >>> >>> OPEN NETWORKING SUMMIT, Santa Clara, Calif., April 17, 2013 – The Open >>> Networking Foundation (ONF), a non-profit organization dedicated to >>> promoting Software-Defined Networking (SDN), today announced the industry’s >>> first competition to create an open-source "OpenFlow™ Driver.” The >>> competition is open to the worldwide development community to create an >>> interoperable open-source implementation of the latest OpenFlow standard. >>> ONF intends the competition to produce an OpenFlow driver that everyone >>> from network equipment vendors and ISVs to operators, and larger >>> open-source projects can use for easy transitions between different >>> implementations of the OpenFlow protocol. The winner of the “OpenFlow >>> Driver” competition will be awarded one grand prize of $50,000. >>> >>> >>> >>> “ONF is committed to solving market needs in very practical ways,” said Dan >>> Pitt, executive director of the Open Networking Foundation. “This >>> competition is designed to encourage additional SDN innovation by seeking >>> additional open-sourced technology solutions. We want this OpenFlow Driver >>> to be of use for global developers of OpenFlow products, making it easier >>> for them to build value around and easily update the OpenFlow protocol >>> component with the latest ONF specifications as they evolve.” >>> >>> >>> >>> The competition is open to all organizations and individuals worldwide >>> interested in developing an OpenFlow driver that any developer can use in a >>> controller or switch to maintain compatibility among switches and >>> controllers. The contest will open for submissions on April 16, 2013 at >>> 12:00 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time, and will close on August 15, 2013 at >>> 11:59 p.m. PDT. Judges, who will be selected by the Foundation, will >>> critique on the following: >>> >>> >>> >>> · Compliance with the OpenFlow specification standard >>> >>> · Correctness of operation with test harness >>> >>> · Ease with which the submission can be integrated into a controller >>> >>> · Completeness of the implementation >>> >>> · Clarity of the code and architecture >>> >>> · Memory footprint >>> >>> · Potential performance and scaling of the architecture >>> >>> · Portability of the code >>> >>> · Modularity of the code >>> >>> · Extensibility and maintainability of the code >>> >>> · Integration with multiple programming languages >>> >>> · Performance and scalability of the code >>> >>> >>> >>> The winner will be announced on September 30, 2013. The winning entry will >>> be provided under both Apache 2.0 and GPL dual-licenses for maximum >>> compatibility with both open-source projects and commercial ones. For more >>> information about the open-source “OpenFlow Driver” competition and >>> submission guidelines, please visit www.opennetworking.org/competition. >>> Competition terms and rules can be found at: >>> www.opennetworking.org/images/stories/downloads/misc/openflow-driver-competition-terms-conditions.pdf. >>> >>> >>> >>> About ONF >>> >>> Launched in 2011 by Deutsche Telekom, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Verizon, >>> and Yahoo!, the Open Networking Foundation (ONF) is a growing nonprofit >>> organization with more than 90 members whose mission is to advance the >>> commercialization and use of SDN and the OpenFlow protocol. ONF will >>> accelerate the delivery and use of SDN and OpenFlow technologies and >>> standards while fostering a vibrant market of products, services, >>> applications, customers, and users. For further details visit the ONF >>> website at: http://www.opennetworking.org. >>> _______________________________________________ >>> openflow-discuss mailing list >>> openflow-discuss@lists.stanford.edu >>> https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/openflow-discuss >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> openflow-discuss mailing list >> openflow-discuss@lists.stanford.edu >> https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/openflow-discuss > > _______________________________________________ > openflow-discuss mailing list > openflow-discuss@lists.stanford.edu > https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/openflow-discuss
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