Software Defined Networking with OpenFlow

by Siamak Azodolmolky

Software Defined Networking with OpenFlow

138 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2013

Reviews

[Simone Mangiante · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book presents a very good introduction about SDN and OpenFlow programming. The overview of OpenFlow messages is really helpful, as the list of briefly examined controllers. I think the author could have put original example of application: the Mininet-SDN lab setup is well done, as the examples of learning switch and firewall, but you can find the same examples in online tutorials. It's good to have them listed in a book for a graceful reading, but maybe other examples would be more useful. The most interesting section is that about FlowVisor: the overview is clear, also the setup and the example in Mininet. I've never worked on FlowVisor and this chapter drives you to experiment something on it. The overview of Openstack and Neutron deserved a real code example, as for the FlowVisor section, but maybe it would have made the book too heavy to read. The last chapter is a quite complete list of SDN/OpenFlow related opensource projects and it includes some products I was not aware of.
I think this book is a precious read for those who are approaching SDN/OpenFlow programming or researching, since contains overview of the actual major available resources. I recommend it to those who are already involved in SDN field, because they can find something unheard and interesting to explore, but no much new material about programming.

[Paul Trout · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've been reading/hearing about SDN for a couple of years now, but until I read this book, I didn't have a really good handle on exactly what it was or how I could use it. The author jumps right in with an introduction to OpenFlow, covering the Northbound and Southbound interfaces and messages. Chapter 2 covers OpenFlow switches and gets you started with the Mininet SDN simulator. The exercises with Mininet are, in my opinion, the best part of the book. Reading about a new technologoy is one thing, but actually using it is another, and being able to use it without dropping three to five thousand dollars is even better. Once you've got Mininet up and running, chapters 3, 4, and 5 cover OpenFlow Controllers, Setting up an OpenFlow laboratory, and NetApp development respectively (NetApps are network applications that use OpenFlow to customize and control the SDN for your own ends). Chapter 6 covers FlowVisor which is a way to "slice" a SDN into several different networks using separate controllers on the same hardware (each controller controls independent ports on separate switches), and chapter 7 introduces SDN within a cloud context with OpenStack and Neutron. The book ends with an overview and wrap-up of the various Open Source SDN resources. The book is short, concise, timely, and relevant. You will not be disappointed.

[Yanmin Jia · Rating 5 out of 5]

SDN is an emerging paradigm over computing network. This book illustrates the principles, components and technologies of SDN ecosystem by means of OpenFlow. The key building blocks of OpenFlow are summarized from the network engineer's point of view, in the meanwhile, the overall picture of SDN is presented clearly. With OpenFlow laboratory based on Mininet and remote OpenFlow Controller, various open source resources associated with OpenFlow, such as NOX/POX, Ryu, Beacon, FloodLight, OpenDayLight are covered with adequite details. What's more, you could build a virtual OpenFlow network on Linux system step by step following the guide in this book. As an concrete application of SDN, the role of OpenFlow in cloud computing and in particular, the installation and configuration of OpenStack's Neutron is explained briefly. The rich examples are indeed valuable and helpful for reader gain the firsthand experience of OpenFlow and SDN.

[Zubair Khan]

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