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System and apparatus of generalized network controller for a software defined network (SDN)

US8982727B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Futurewei Technologies, Inc. · US

Inventors

Wu Chou · Berkeley Heights, US
Min Luo · Beijing, CN
Ke-Feng Lin · Lo Wu, CN

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 13, 2013
Grant date	Mar 17, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 9, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L41/40
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A generalized network controller in a software defined network (SDN), controlling a network with mixed switches based on different and even incompatible OpenFlow (OF) standard versions, comprising a first transceiver connected to a first OF switch comprising a first OF standard version configured to receive messages from the first OF switch and to transmit messages to the first OF switch; a second transceiver connected to a second OF switch comprising a second OF standard version configured to receive messages from the second OF switch and to transmit messages to the second OF switch, wherein the first OF standard version is different from the second OF standard version, and wherein the first OF standard version is incompatible with the second OF standard version; and a processor coupled to the first and second transceivers and configured to control the first and the second OF switches.

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