Adding OpenFlow Plugin.

On Mon, Feb 25, 2019 at 3:56 PM JINTING LIN <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> I am going to develop a load balancing application with ODL and OVS. But I
> am
> not so sure about how exactly OVS dispatch the Packet_In messages among
> different
> controllers.
>
> The OpenFlow Switch Specification 1.5.1 only specifies that the OVS should
> connect
> to all configured controllers ("When OpenFlow operation is initiated, the
> switch
> must connect to all controllers it is configured with"), and the switch
> migration
> process is initiated by (one) controller ("The hand-over between
> controllers is
> initiated by the controllers themselves").
>
> Thus, if a OVS has to send a large number of Packet_In messages to
> controller
> due to the arrival of numerous flows. There could be several different
> methods:
> 1. Send all Packet_In messages to only one (master, or currently
> configured) controller?
> 2. Send all Packet_In messages to all controllers?
> 3. All controllers receive a separated part of these messages?
> 4. other method?
> I am not so sure what it is going to happen.
>
> I am glad to receive any reply, discussion and guidance on my question.
>
> stormlin
> 2019-02-25
>
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