Creation of flows in optical equipment and programmable switches through northbound applications and open source SDN controller using the Multilayer SDN Lab

• Luciano Martins CPQD
• Niudomar S. A. Chaves CPQD
• Fernando N. N. Farias RNP
• Marcos Schwarz RNP
• Tiago Sutili CPQD
• Rafael C. Figueiredo CPQD

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5753/wtestbeds.2022.223203

Abstract

This paper describes the tests for creating flows in programmable equipment available at the SDN Multilayer Laboratory – RNP (Rede Nacional de Ensino e Pesquisa), in which they used the open source SDN controller from ONF, the ONOS, to receive calls via open REST protocol for northbound applications and, through these calls, to program white boxes equipments as transponders and switches. This paper also highlights the relevance of the Multilayer SDN laboratory as a Brazilian testbed for experimentation in technologies such as Software Defined Network (SDN), disaggregation, control and orchestration of networks, programmability and standardized open interfaces.

Keywords: Software Defined Networks, Optical Networks, Virtualization, SDN, creation of flows, flows, programability, Network disaggregation

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