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• OFPAT_CONTROLLER: Sends all NO_MATCH or ACTION packets to the controller specified by the
packet’s VLAN tag.
• OFPAT_out_port: Displays a list of ports that can receive traffic.
• OFPAT_DROP: Drops all packets that match the specified criteria.
• MODIFY FIELD — Set VLAN ID: Assigns a VLAN ID (0 to 4094).
• MODIFY FIELD — Set VLAN priority: Assigns a priority to a VLAN (0 to 7).
• MODIFY FIELD — Modify Ethernet source MAC address: Changes the Ethernet source MAC
address to the specified value.
• MODIFY FIELD — Modify Ethernet destination MAC address: Changes the Ethernet
destination MAC address to the specified value.
• MODIFY FIELD — Modify IPv4 ToS bits: Changes the IPv4 ToS in the packet header to the
specified value.
• OFPAT_ENQUEUE: Send the specified flow to the queue.
NOTE: If there is a conflict between actions, the action with the higher priority takes precedence.
Unsupported OpenFlow Messages
The following OpenFlow messages are not supported. Some unsupported messages generate
OFPT_ERROR, which is an error message sent to the controller.
Table 2. Unsupported OpenFlow Messages
Message System Response
OFPT_SET_CONFIG
This message is ignored by the switch.
OFPT_QUEUE_GET_CONFIG_REQUEST
OFPT_ERROR generates in response.
OFPT_PORT_MOD
OFPT_ERROR generates in response.
Emergency Flows (OFPFF_EMERG) OFPT_ERROR generates in response.
Queue Statistics (OFPST_QUEUE) OFPT_ERROR generates in response.
For supported flow-match and flow action parameters for each flow type, refer to Flow Types.
The following is a list of actions that are not supported for any flow types. All of the following commands
generate an OFPT_ERROR message.
• OFPAT_SET_NW_SRC (set src-ip)
• OFPAT_SET_NW_DST (set dst-ip)
• OFPAT_SET_TP_SRC (set tcp/udp src-port)
• OFPAT_SET_TP_DST (set tcp/udp dst-port)
• OFPAT_OUTPUT to OFPP_IN_PORT
• OFPAT_OUTPUT to OFPP_TABLE
• OFPAT_OUTPUT to OFPP_NORMAL
• OFPAT_OUTPUT to OFPP_LOCAL
• FORWARD — Normal
• FORWARD — LOCAL
• FORWARD — Inport
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