OpenFlow Insights

What is OpenFlow?

OpenFlow is a communications protocol that enables a software-defined networking (SDN) controller to directly manage the forwarding plane of network devices (switches, routers). It allows for the remote configuration of the forwarding plane via the OpenFlow protocol. It decouples the control plane (decision-making) from the data plane (forwarding) allowing the network to be programmed.

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What other technologies are related to OpenFlow?

OpenFlow Competitor Technologies

NETCONF

NETCONF is an alternative protocol for network configuration management. While it can coexist with OpenFlow, it represents a different approach to controlling network devices.

mentioned alongside OpenFlow in 5% (189) of relevant job posts

gNMI

gNMI (gRPC Network Management Interface) is a network management protocol. It provides an alternative method for configuring and monitoring network devices, thus being a competitor to OpenFlow-based management.

mentioned alongside OpenFlow in 7% (54) of relevant job posts

SNMP

SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) is used for network management and monitoring. While it can coexist, it represents a traditional approach to network management that is different from OpenFlow's approach.

mentioned alongside OpenFlow in 1% (198) of relevant job posts

OpenFlow Complementary Technologies

Open vSwitch

Open vSwitch is a software-defined networking (SDN) virtual switch that often implements OpenFlow for flow control and management, making it a key component in OpenFlow-based networks.

mentioned alongside OpenFlow in 16% (103) of relevant job posts

OpenVSwitch

OpenVSwitch is the same as Open vSwitch, a software-defined networking (SDN) virtual switch that often implements OpenFlow for flow control and management.

mentioned alongside OpenFlow in 17% (53) of relevant job posts

DPDK

DPDK (Data Plane Development Kit) is a set of libraries and drivers for fast packet processing, which can be used to improve the performance of OpenFlow-based SDN solutions.

mentioned alongside OpenFlow in 4% (106) of relevant job posts