| 摘要 |
Network switches may be configured using flow tables. Flow table entries may contain header fields and associated actions. When a packet is received by a network switch, the network switch can compare fields in the packet to fields in the flow table entries and can take corresponding actions when matches are detected. A controller server can determine the topology of a network and can gather information on the capacities of network switches and other network switch capabilities. Based on this information and network configuration rules, the controller server can generate flow tables for the network switches that direct the switches to forward packets along desired paths through the network. The flow table entries for switches that are nearer the network core can be provided with more wildcarding than switches nearer the network edge. Traffic can be forwarded through encapsulation and deencapsulation engines to allow tunneling between isolated network domains. |
