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Contents 1 OpenFlow SWAI: Software Architecture and Implemenation 1.1 Overview 1.2 Charter 1.3 Current Activities 1.4 Meeting Notes 1.4.1 June 24, 2010 1.4.2 May 27, 2010 1.4.3 May 13, 2010 1.4.4 May 6, 2010 1.4.5 April 15, 2010 1.4.6 April 9, 2010 1.4.7 March 25, 2010 1.4.8 January 28, 2010 1.4.9 January 21, 2010 1.4.10 January 14, 2010 1.4.11 January 7, 2010 1.4.12 December 17, 2009 1.4.13 December 10, 2009 1.4.14 December 3, 2009 1.4.15 November 19, 2009 1.4.16 November 12, 2009 1.4.17 November 5, 2009 1.4.18 Meeting Archive

OpenFlow SWAI: Software Architecture and Implemenation

Overview

In April 2009, the SWAI group was formed to discuss issues related to OpenFlow switch software architecture and implementation. The original webpage on the internal wiki was OpenFlow_SWAI.

Charter

TBD

Current Activities

• OpenFlow Hardware Abstraction API definition: Latest Draft from 9/16/09
• Testing Framework and Test Development

To do: Consider adding a table of current action items with entries for: Specific action, Current responsible party, Date created, Original/Current date due, Details (including dependencies), Log: if something (esp due date) changes, track reason here.

Meeting Notes

June 24, 2010

• Gates 359, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
• Agenda:
  • Test framework and test development continued
  • Asher's OpenFlow Porting Kit discussion
• Meeting Minutes

May 27, 2010

• Gates 359, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
• Agenda:
  • Test framework and test development continued
  • HAL update
• Meeting Minutes

May 13, 2010

• Gates 359, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM (Need to verify room)
• Agenda:
  • Openflowj demo
  • Test framework and test development continued
  • HAL update
  • Netgear update
• Meeting Minutes

May 6, 2010

• Gates 359, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM (Need to verify room)
• Agenda:
  • Test framework and test development continued
  • HAL update
  • Openflowj: David's Java controller update (maybe)
• Meeting Minutes

April 15, 2010

• Gates 359, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
• Agenda:
  • Test framework and test development continued
  • Openflowj: David's Java controller
  • NetFPGA update
  • HAL update
  • FP Churn issue update
  • Reschedule next week's meeting
  • Netgear interest
  • Open vSwitch: How to engage?
• Meeting Minutes

April 9, 2010

• Gates 200, 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
• Meeting Minutes

March 25, 2010

• Gates 260, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
• Agenda:
  • Testing Framework discussion: See Testing Wiki Page
    • Making test writing happen
  • StressNet: We need a better test bed for OpenFlow switches/controllers
    • Requirements (Find crashes, rough performance eval)
    • Solutions (Resources, effort)
  • Stanford OpenFlow system release targets
  • Status of OpenFlow NetFPGA implementation

• Meeting Minutes

January 28, 2010

• Gates 359, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
• Agenda:
  • Testing Framework discussion: See Testing Wiki Page

• Meeting Minutes

January 21, 2010

• No Meeting

January 14, 2010

• Gates 359, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
• Agenda:
  • Follow-up on action items from last week's minutes
  • Testing Framework discussion: See Testing Wiki Page

• Meeting Minutes

January 7, 2010

• Gates 359, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
• Agenda:
  • Follow-up on action items from last week's minutes
  • 1.0 compliant hardware availability plan
  • Testing Framework discussion
  • Plan for Bob's "Mininet"

• Meeting Minutes

December 17, 2009

• Gates 359, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
• Agenda:
  • Follow-up on action items from last week's minutes
  • Resolve queue error code issue
  • Buttoning up 1.0 release
  • Testing Framework discussion

• Meeting Minutes

December 10, 2009

• Gates 359, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
• Agenda:
  • Follow-up on action items from last week's minutes
  • 1.0 release status
  • Testing Framework status

• Meeting Minutes

December 3, 2009

• Gates 359, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
• Agenda:
  • Follow-up on action items from last week's minutes
  • TBD

• Meeting Minutes

November 19, 2009

• Gates 359, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
• Agenda:
  • Follow-up on action items from last week's minutes (at the bottom)
  • TBD

• Meeting Minutes

November 12, 2009

• Gates 359, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
• Agenda:
  • Follow-up on action items
    • Have some slicing test results showing sliced traffic distribution (Yiannis)
    • Define slicing testing within the production deployment (Yiannis to organize)
    • Scope changes to reference implementation for IP in ARP (Bob L): Done Dave E implemented (with minor tweaks from Glen)
    • Begin/organize review of test framework (David, Guido)
    • Need a tee shirt design for OpenFlow 1.0 release. (Glen, Guido, David E)

• Meeting Minutes

November 5, 2009

• Gates 359, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
• Agenda:
  • Follow-up on action items
    • Review "User Space Queues" for reference implementation of slicing (Dan, Yiannis): Done; details in minutes
    • (Still) Need updated NOX ETA (Guido from Nicira): Done 11/13 current plan. See emails on line from Martin/Nicira.
    • Send out email to list indicating decision to decouple kernel space implementation from reference release. (Glen): Done; no major objections at this time.
    • Attempt implementation of structure/object endian swapper (ntoh/hton) in Python; evaluate in SWIG context. (Guido, Tatsuya): Resolved: See minutes.
    • Verify if queue support is on the requirements list for XE NetFPGA product (Dan). Done: Not currently in rqmts. See minutes.
    • Forward pointer to initial test framework checkins (Tatsuya) Done on 10/29.
    • Check with Brandon for a date for other spec changes that are on the 1.0 "to do" page (Glen) Done; current plan is 11/10.

• Meeting Minutes

Meeting Archive

Archive of older meeting notes