What is Open Flow? Allow separation of control and data planes Centralization of control ·F| ow based contro Takes advantage routing tables in ethernet switches and routers SDN is not OpenFlow SDN is a concept of the physical separation of the network control plane from the forwarding plane, and where a control plane controls several devices Open Flow is communication interface between the control and data plane of an SDn architecture Allows direct access to and manipulation of the forwarding plane of network devices such as switches and routers, both physical and virtual Think of as a protocol used in switching devices and controllers interfaceWhat is OpenFlow? • Allow separation of control and data planes. • Centralization of control. • Flow based control. • Takes advantage routing tables in Ethernet switches and routers. • SDN is not OpenFlow. • SDN is a concept of the physical separation of the network control plane from the forwarding plane, and where a control plane controls several devices. • OpenFlow is communication interface between the control and data plane of an SDN architecture. • Allows direct access to and manipulation of the forwarding plane of network devices such as switches and routers, both physical and virtual. • Think of as a protocol used in switching devices and controllers interface