NOTE that this contract was canceled. Stanford and BigSwitch ended up doing some of the work that was intended to be done under it.
Project Number
1833H
Project Title
Nicira Networks Development and Support for OpenFlow Campus Trials
a.k.a. OFNOX
Technical Contacts
PI: Martin Casado casado@nicira.com
Participating Organizations
Nicira Networks, Palo Alto CA
GPO Liaison System Engineer
Josh Smift Josh Smift
Scope
Nicira Networks will support enhancements to the NOX software base used in OpenFlow, and provide trouble-shooting support for OpenFlow shakedown in campus and backbone environments in GENI. Campuses and backbones are expected to use NOX for at least three years, with Nicira's help (BBN and Stanford will also help support campuses). The primary enhancements to NOX are 1) Upgrades for NOX compatibility with OpenFlow 1.0 in the GENI environment, 2) Design improvements that make it easier to install and run NOX in GENI and 3) a new console interface (SNAC) intended primarily for Campus IT staff to use to manage OpenFlow on their campuses.
Current Capabilities
Update this section as the project gains capabilities.
Milestones
MilestoneDate(OFNOX: S2.a Publish NOX feature list)?
MilestoneDate(OFNOX: S2.b Release NOX supporting OpenFlow 1.0)?
MilestoneDate(OFNOX: S2.c Initial rough NOX API documentation)?
MilestoneDate(OFNOX: S2.d Release software that supports OpenFlow 1.0 configuration protocol, and NOX API V2)?
MilestoneDate(OFNOX: S2.e Support campus installations of GENI software with AM API)?
MilestoneDate(OFNOX: S2.f Port existing applications to latest OpenFlow identifiers)?
MilestoneDate(OFNOX: S2.g Add support for multiple Openflow protocols)?
MilestoneDate(OFNOX: S2.h Increase portability)?
MilestoneDate(OFNOX: S2.i Release first version of SNAC/NOX console software)?
MilestoneDate(OFNOX: S2.j Plan and engineer GEC 9 demo)?
MilestoneDate(OFNOX: S2.k Support campuse upgrades to OF 1.0 and GENI API)?
MilestoneDate(OFNOX: S2.l Improve system and regression test support)?
MilestoneDate(OFNOX: S2.m Publish feature list for 2011 releases)?
Project Technical Documents
Quarterly Status Reports
Due 2010-03-31: 2010-Q1 Status Report?
Spiral 2 Connectivity
Add links to wiki pages about details of infrastructure that the project is using, as it gets connected.
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