METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MEMORY ALLOCATION IN A SOFTWARE-DEFINED NETWORKING (SDN) SYSTEM

摘要

Methods for memory allocation in a software-defined networking (SDN) system are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes receiving a first message in a network device from a SDN controller, where the first message includes a request to generate an entity in the network device to route traffic, and where the entity is one of a flow table entry, a group table entry, and a flow table. The method further includes identifying an indication in the first message that indicates at least one memory usage characteristic of the entity, where the at least one memory usage characteristic includes at least one of a target access speed and a target storage scalability of the entity; and generating, at least partially based on the indication, the entity using one memory type of a plurality of memory types of the network device.

主权项

1. A method implemented in a network device coupled to a software-defined networking (SDN) system, wherein the SDN system includes a SDN controller managing the network device, the method comprising:
receiving a first message from the SDN controller, wherein the first message includes a request to generate an entity in the network device to route traffic, and wherein the entity is one of a flow table entry, a group table entry, and a flow table; identifying an indication in the first message that indicates at least one memory usage characteristic of the entity, wherein the at least one memory usage characteristic includes at least one of a target access speed and a target storage scalability of the entity; and generating, at least partially based on the indication, the entity using one memory type of a plurality of memory types of the network device.