The Project

OpenFlow has brought the opportunity to perform a wide range of new experiments in a network. Currently there is a good number of hardware switches to try OpenFlow, but most of them still implements only the version 1.0 of the protocol, lacking the new features from the most recent versions. So, in order to not have innovation dependent of hardware software switches are being deployed since the most primitive OpenFlow versions. The OpenFlow 1.3 software switch is built upon the Stanford OpenFlow 1.0 reference switch and Ericsson's Traffic Lab OpenFlow 1.1 switch and is intended for fast experimentation purposes.

The following components are available in the release:

Ofdatapath: the switch implementation
Ofprotocol: secure channel for connecting the switch to the controller
Oflib: a library for converting to/from 1.3 wire format
Dpctl: a tool for configuring the switch from the console

How do I get started?

Instructions for installing and downloading the software switch can be found in the README file.

If you want to get a fast hands on, try the pre-configured VM, which includes the OpenFlow 1.3 Software Switch, a NOX compatible version, the plugin to the Wireshark dissector and OF-Test test suite.

Tutorials

OpenFlow 1.3 Tutorial

Support or Contact

Having trouble with the switch? Check out the documentation at the OpenFlow 1.3 software switch wiki or raise an issue on the repository issues page