Software-Defined Network Testbed Using ZodiacFX a Hardware Switch for OpenFlow

• Published in: EAI Endorsed Transactions on Scalable Information Systems
• Main Author: Nazir F.; Humayun Q.; Ahmad R.B.; Elias S.J.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: European Alliance for Innovation 2017
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85086636698&doi=10.4108%2feai.25-9-2017.153150&partnerID=40&md5=a7a23f6c88177281befb333edc2c4aa5

Software-defined network (SDN) is a new programmable networking designed to perform tasks easier by enabling network administrators to add network control via a centralized control platform and open interfaces. Common network use procedures such as traffic shifts, troubleshooting and various types of device configuration. Thus devices are needed to reconfigure with the network, in order to create a reaction with events. In this paper, we have developed an SDN testbed using Zodiac FX a hardware switch for OpenFlow experiment. This research is utilized Zodiac FX a hardware switch to test the usage and discuss about the SDN controllers. Ryu controller is configured for testbed development. The main contribution of this paper in threefold as follows: first it provides the configuration of Ryu controller, second, it provides the configuration of Zodiac FX switch and lastly it develops a simple SDN testbed for OpenFlow. © 2017 Fahad Nazir et al., licensed to EAI. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/), which permits unlimited use, distribution and reproduction in any medium so long as the original work is properly cited.