Representation of Match Conditions in Logical Pipeline Data

摘要

Some embodiments provide a method that receives several flow descriptions. Each flow description includes a set of match conditions and corresponding set of actions. Each set of match conditions is represented as a combination of Boolean and relational operators in a flow description language. The method generates one or more flow entries for each flow description. The flow entries are generated in a format useable by a managed forwarding element (MFE). The method distributes the generated flow entries to the MFE in order for the MFE to implement network operations described by the plurality of flow descriptions.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
receiving a plurality of flow descriptions, each flow description comprising a set of match conditions and corresponding set of actions, wherein each set of match conditions is represented as a combination of Boolean and relational operators in a flow description language; generating one or more flow entries for each flow description, wherein the flow entries are generated in a format useable by a managed forwarding element (MFE); and distributing the generated flow entries to the MFE in order for the MFE to implement network operations described by the plurality of flow descriptions.