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= !OpenFlow =

!OpenFlow is an open standard that allows you to run experimental protocols in production networks. More information about !OpenFlow in general is available in a couple of places:

 * [http://www.openflow.org/ The main OpenFlow home page]
 * [http://www.opennetworkingfoundation.org/ The Open Networking Foundation], a nonprofit organization whose first priority is to develop and use the !OpenFlow protocol.

The following pages have more information about OpenFlow in GENI:

 * Information about [wiki:NetworkCore the GENI network core], a set of OpenFlow-capable switches in NLR and Internet2.
 * An [wiki:OpenFlow/CampusTopology example topology] of a campus OpenFlow network, designed to allow experimenters to access the GENI nework core in a variety of ways depending on their needs.
 * Information about [wiki:OpenFlow/FOAM FOAM], the FlowVisor OpenFlow Aggregate manager, which sites in GENI use to allow experimenters to allocate OpenFlow resources. 
 * Information about various [wiki:OpenFlow/Controllers OpenFlow controller software] options.

This is just a start; stay tuned for more.