Mininet, Remote Controller & Custom Topology

SDN Research Group MNIT(SARGAM)

November 14, 2016

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Installation of mininet

install git
I sudo apt-get install git

Download the mininet code from github

I git clone git://github.com/mininet/mininet
I cd mininet
I git tag
I git checkout -b 2.2.1 2.2.1
I cd ..
I mininet/util/install.sh -a

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Example:SDN Working

Controllers with some modules

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2 3 8 9

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1 10MBps s2 10MBps 10

h2 h3

s1 s4
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h1 h4

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SDN Controller

Controller Duties
I check link, port status(LLDP,BBDP)
I listen events from switchs(e.g. PacketIn, FlowRemoved)
I parse incoming packet
I push flowtable entry
I can get statistics(e.g. timers)

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Open Vswitch Controller

Default Controller
I sudo mn
I Default Controller:ovs-controller
I Source: /home/oftest/tools/ovs-ctl/ovs-ctl.py

Limitation
I Only supports 16 switches
I will not work with a network that has loops in it

Available Options
I NOX(python), POX(python), Ryu(python), OpenDaylight(java),
Floodlight(java), ...

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Installation of Remote controller(POX)

Download the POX code from the POX repository on github

I git clone http://github.com/noxrepo/pox

Run POX Controller with mininet

I $ sudo mn - -controller=remote,ip=127.0.0.1,port=6633
I pox$ ./pox.py log.level - -DEBUG forwarding.hub

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Example:Remote Controller

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Example:Remote Controller

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 Understand the Code of POX module
Switch as a HUB
1
2 from pox . c o r e i m p o r t c o r e
3 i m p o r t pox . o p e n f l o w . l i b o p e n f l o w 0 1 a s o f
4 from pox . l i b . u t i l i m p o r t d p i d T o S t r
5
6 log = core . getLogger ()
7
8
9 def handle ConnectionUp ( event ) :
10 msg = o f . o f p f l o w m o d ( )
11 msg . a c t i o n s . append ( o f . o f p a c t i o n o u t p u t ( p o r t = o f .
OFPP FLOOD) )
12 e v e n t . c o n n e c t i o n . s e n d ( msg )
13 l o g . i n f o ( ” H u b i f y i n g %s ” , d p i d T o S t r ( e v e n t . d p i d ) )
14
15 def launch () :
16 c o r e . openflow . addListenerByName ( ” ConnectionUp ” ,
handle ConnectionUp )
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 Create Custom Topology
/home/mininet/custom/topo-2sw-2host.py
1 from m i n i n e t . t o p o i m p o r t Topo
2
3 c l a s s MyTopo ( Topo ) :
4
5 def init ( self ):
6 # I n i t i a l i z e topology
7 Topo . init ( self )
8 # Add h o s t s and s w i t c h e s
9 l e f t H o s t = s e l f . addHost ( ’ h1 ’ )
10 r i g h t H o s t = s e l f . addHost ( ’ h2 ’ )
11 l e f t S w i t c h = s e l f . addSwitch ( ’ s3 ’ )
12 r i g h t S w i t c h = s e l f . addSwitch ( ’ s4 ’ )
13 # Add l i n k s
14 s e l f . addLink ( l e f t H o s t , l e f t S w i t c h )
15 s e l f . addLink ( l e f t S w i t c h , r i g h t S w i t c h )
16 s e l f . addLink ( rightSwitch , r i g h t H o s t )
17
18 t o p o s = { ’ mytopo ’ : ( lambda : MyTopo ( ) ) }
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Mininet & Custom Topology

Run Custom Topology with Mininet

I sudo mn - -custom mininet/custom/topo-2sw-2host.py –topo mytopo

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Mininet, Custom Topology & Remote Controller

Run Custom Topology, Remote Controller with Mininet

I sudo mn - -controller=remote,ip=127.0.0.1,port=6633 - -custom
mininet/custom/topo-2sw-2host.py - -topo mytopo
I pox$ ./pox.py log.level - -DEBUG forwarding.hub

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 Understand the Code of POX module
Switch as a
1
2 from pox . c o r e i m p o r t c o r e
3 i m p o r t pox . o p e n f l o w . l i b o p e n f l o w 0 1 a s o f
4 from pox . l i b . u t i l i m p o r t d p i d T o S t r
5
6 log = core . getLogger ()
7
8
9 def handle ConnectionUp ( event ) :
10 msg = o f . o f p f l o w m o d ( )
11 msg . a c t i o n s . append ( o f . o f p a c t i o n o u t p u t ( p o r t = o f .
OFPP FLOOD) )
12 e v e n t . c o n n e c t i o n . s e n d ( msg )
13 l o g . i n f o ( ” H u b i f y i n g %s ” , d p i d T o S t r ( e v e n t . d p i d ) )
14
15 def launch () :
16 c o r e . openflow . addListenerByName ( ” ConnectionUp ” ,
handle ConnectionUp )
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Writing Controller Module

Run Remote Controller with Mininet

I sudo mn - -controller=remote,ip=127.0.0.1,port=6633
I Created Topology H1==S1==H2

Write a Controller Module

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Mininet, Custom Topology & Remote Controller with
Custom Module

Controllers with some modules

10MBps s2 10MBps

h2 h3

s1 s4
100MBps 100MBps

h1 h4

s3

Run Custom Topology, Remote Controller with Mininet

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 THANK YOU

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