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What Is Floodlight?

The Floodlight controller is an enterprise-class, Apache-licensed, Java-based OpenFlow Controller. It is supported by a community of developers including a number of engineers from Big Switch Networks.

OpenFlow is a open standard managed by the Open Networking Foundation (ONF).  It specifies a protocol through switch a remote controller can modify the behavior of networking devices through a well-defined "forwarding instruction set".  Floodlight is designed to work with the growing number of switches, routers, virtual witches, and access points that support the OpenFlow standard.

Highlights Of Floodlight:

Developers: Floodlight was designed to be easy to use and developer-friendly.

• It offers a module system|../../../../../../../../../display/floodlightcontroller/Module+loading+system|||\ that makes it simple to extend and enhance.  We have some simple and more complex|../../../../../../../../../display/floodlightcontroller/Advanced+Tutorial|||\ examples available.
• Its easy to build and setup with minimal dependencies.
• You are welcome and encouraged to contribute code.
• Apache is a friendly license and you maximal freedom.

Network Administrators:

• Floodlight supports a broad range of virtual and physical OpenFlow switches.
• Rich support for mixed OpenFlow and non-OpenFlow networks.  Floodlight can manage multiple islands of OpenFlow switches, a common deployment scenario.
• Floodlight was designed to be high performance|../../../../../../../../../display/floodlightcontroller/Performance+Configuration|||\.
• Static Flow Pusher API that can be used to proactively manage a network
• Support for OpenStack Quantum (coming soon)

Developer Checklist

1. Join the mailing list
2. Download the code
3. Read the Getting Started Docs
4. Explore the developer wiki|../../../../../../../../../display/floodlightcontroller/Floodlight+Controller+Wiki|||\

• http://groups.google.com/a/openflowhub.org/group/floodlight-dev/feed/rss_v2_0_msgs.xml 

Mailing List Posts

Mailing List Posts

• • Static Flow Pusher: timeouts not supported October 12, 2012
  • [Re: floodlight-dev Links between Hosts and Switches|http://groups.google.com/a/openflowhub.org/group/floodlight-dev/browse_thread/thread/7a25fb2cf1b4103b/81add1796e8fb346?show_docid=81add1796e8fb346] October 12, 2012
  • [Re: floodlight-dev Links between Hosts and Switches|http://groups.google.com/a/openflowhub.org/group/floodlight-dev/browse_thread/thread/7a25fb2cf1b4103b/144b239205214ac3?show_docid=144b239205214ac3] October 11, 2012
  • [Re: floodlight-dev Links between Hosts and Switches|http://groups.google.com/a/openflowhub.org/group/floodlight-dev/browse_thread/thread/7a25fb2cf1b4103b/5f0c80e14a66c1f1?show_docid=5f0c80e14a66c1f1] October 11, 2012
  • [Re: floodlight-dev Links between Hosts and Switches|http://groups.google.com/a/openflowhub.org/group/floodlight-dev/browse_thread/thread/7a25fb2cf1b4103b/f8e364f21818ef30?show_docid=f8e364f21818ef30] October 11, 2012
  • [Re: floodlight-dev Links between Hosts and Switches|http://groups.google.com/a/openflowhub.org/group/floodlight-dev/browse_thread/thread/7a25fb2cf1b4103b/193788691de3b5c8?show_docid=193788691de3b5c8] October 11, 2012
  • http://feeds.feedburner.com/OpenflowHubNews OpenFlowHub Blog|../../../../../../../../../blog|||\
    • Preview of Indigo v2.0 and LOXI October 2, 2012paullappas
    • Floodlight Use Case: Software-Defined StorageAugust 31, 2012 paullappas
    • Floodlight Update August 17, 2012 paullappas
    • Doubling-down on OpenFlow August 10, 2012paullappas
    • Avior, Open Source Floodlight GUI Released July 25, 2012 Jason Parraga

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