OSDF: A Framework For Software Defined Network Programming

TL;DR

This paper introduces OSDF, a framework that simplifies SDN programming by automating route derivation and flow rule installation based on high-level network descriptions and policies.

Contribution

It presents a novel framework that automates SDN configuration tasks, reducing complexity and handling low-level details automatically.

Findings

Framework successfully derives routes and installs flow rules

Preliminary results show effective automation of SDN configuration

Key software components are described and tested

Abstract

Using SDN to configure and control a multi-site network involves writing code that handles low-level details. We describe preliminary work on a framework that takes a network description and set of policies as input, and handles all the details of deriving routes and installing flow rules in switches. The paper describes key software components and reports preliminary results.