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 > > _______________________________________________ > dev mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.opendaylight.org/mailman/listinfo/dev >
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