Enterprise GENI Evaluation

The Enterprise-GENI solution is composed of four main entities:

• OpenFlow-based Substrate: The switches that communicate using the OpenFlow protocol to the OpenFlow controller. Software version available include
  • Indigo ​http://www.openflowhub.org/display/Indigo/Indigo+-+Download+Page
  • Pica8
• FlowVisor: A custom-build OpenFlow controller that isolates experiment control traffic.
• Opt In Manager: The application used by the network administrator to allow experiments to be hosted in an OpenFlow-based network. It interacts with the FlowVisor to push needed slice definitions.
• Expedient: A portal for defining experiment resources.
• SNAC (​http://www.openflowhub.org/display/Snac/SNAC+OpenFlow+Controller+Packages) An OpenFlow Controller which is a NOX module.

The Enterprise GENI Aggregate Manager code and documentation reviewed for this efforts are found at the ​OpenFlow Aggregate Manager page.

Evaluation Time Frame: September 26, 2011

Enterprise GENI Findings

Enterprise GENI How-to