OpenFlow interfaces

OpenFlow interfaces are interfaces of the overlay SDN that are automatically created at the same time as the SD-WAN interfaces. The SD-WAN Controller uses OpenFlow interfaces to control network traffic. Service interfaces and UNIs are created on top of the OpenFlow interfaces.

You can group OpenFlow interfaces and use the groups when creating M2M and P2M transport services. When you add a group of OpenFlow interfaces to a transport service, a service interface is automatically created on top of each interface in the group, which in turn is used by the transport service.

Using groups of OpenFlow interfaces eliminates the need to manually create service interfaces and add them to transport services.

Creating a group of OpenFlow interfaces

To create a group of OpenFlow interfaces:

1. In the menu, go to the Infrastructure section.

   The SD-WAN infrastructure management page is displayed. By default, the Network resources tab is selected, which displays the table of SD-WAN Controllers.

2. Click Management next to the SD-WAN Controller and in the drop-down list, select Configuration menu.

   This opens the SD-WAN Controller configuration menu. By default, you are taken to the Controller nodes section, which displays a table of Controller nodes.

3. Go to the OpenFlow groups section.

   A table of groups of OpenFlow interfaces is displayed.

4. In the upper part of the page, click + OpenFlow group.
5. This opens a window; in that window, in the Name field, enter the name of the OpenFlow interface group.
6. In the Switch and Port drop-down lists, select the CPE device and OpenFlow interface that you want to add to the group.
7. Click Create.

The group of OpenFlow interfaces is created and displayed in the table.

Editing a group of OpenFlow interfaces

To edit a group of OpenFlow interfaces:

1. In the menu, go to the Infrastructure section.

   The SD-WAN infrastructure management page is displayed. By default, the Network resources tab is selected, which displays the table of SD-WAN Controllers.

2. Click Management next to the SD-WAN Controller and in the drop-down list, select Configuration menu.

   This opens the SD-WAN Controller configuration menu. By default, you are taken to the Controller nodes section, which displays a table of Controller nodes.

3. Go to the OpenFlow groups section.

   A table of groups of OpenFlow interfaces is displayed.

4. Click Management next to the group of OpenFlow interfaces and in the drop-down list, select Edit.
5. This opens a window; in that window, edit the settings that you want to change. For a description of the settings, see the instructions for creating a group of OpenFlow interfaces.
6. Click Save.

Deleting a group of OpenFlow interfaces

Deleted groups of OpenFlow interfaces cannot be restored.

To delete a group of OpenFlow interfaces:

1. In the menu, go to the Infrastructure section.

   The SD-WAN infrastructure management page is displayed. By default, the Network resources tab is selected, which displays the table of SD-WAN Controllers.

2. Click Management next to the SD-WAN Controller and in the drop-down list, select Configuration menu.

   This opens the SD-WAN Controller configuration menu. By default, you are taken to the Controller nodes section, which displays a table of Controller nodes.

3. Go to the OpenFlow groups section.

   A table of groups of OpenFlow interfaces is displayed.

4. Click Management next to the group of OpenFlow interfaces and in the drop-down list, select Delete.
5. In the confirmation window, click Delete.

The group of OpenFlow interfaces is deleted and is no longer displayed in the table.