Description
OFSwitchManager is a Floodlight module designed to manage all the OpenFlow switches connected to the Floodlight controller. It can be used to get references to and interact with switches such as send OFMessages like OFFlowMods and OFPacketOuts. Modules can leverage the OFSwitchManager by requesting a reference to the IOFSwitchService.
Services Provided
- IOFSwitchService
Service Dependencies
- IFloodlightProviderService
- IDebugEventService
- IDebugCounterService
- ISyncService
Java File
The module is implemented in net.floodlightcontroller.core.internal.OFSwitchManager.java.
How it works
The OFSwitchManager uses the Netty library to handle threading and connections to switches. Each OpenFlow message will be processed by a Netty thread and will execute all logic associated with with the message across all modules.
Limitations
- None
Configuration
This module is enabled by default, no extra configuration is needed.
Configuration Options
None.
REST API
None.