API Guide

OpenFlow protocol
The OpenFlow protocol supports three message types, each with multiple subtypes:
● Controller-to-switch
● Asynchronous
● Symmetric
Controller-to-switch
Table 95. Supported controller-to-switch types
Controller-to-switch types Supported/Not supported
Feature request Supported
Configuration get Supported
Configuration set Supported
Modify-state Supported
Read-state Supported
Packet-out Supported
Barrier Supported
Role-request Supported
Asynchronous
Table 96. Supported asynchronous types
Asynchronous types Supported/Not supported
Packet-in Supported
Flow-removed Supported
Port-status Supported
Error Supported
Symmetric
Table 97. Supported symmetric types
Symmetric types Supported/Not supported
Hello Supported
Echo Supported
Experimenter Not supported
Connection setup TCP
Table 98. Supported modes
Modes Supported/Not supported
Connection interruption
● fail-secure-mode—Supported
● fail-standalone-mode—Not supported
TLS encryption Supported
Multiple controller Not supported
Auxiliary connections Not supported
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