OpenFlow switches
Overview
An NFM-P-managed OpenFlow switch includes the following:
The NFM-P uses SNMP to create and enable an OpenFlow switch instance on an NE. After the initial configuration, the controller and switch communicate using the OpenFlow protocol over an in-band or out-of-band connection. One NE can have up to eight OpenFlow switch instances.
The following figure shows an NFM-P system that manages two OpenFlow switches on separate NEs.