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* Todo
 
* Todo
** Reduce OVS dependencies
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** https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/Neutron/OFAgent/Todo
*** patch ports, multiple logical bridges
 
**** https://blueprints.launchpad.net/neutron/+spec/ofagent-merge-bridges
 
**** https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/Neutron/OFAgent/FlowTable
 
**** implement learning based on flows and packet-in.  possibly with l2pop.
 
*** OVSDB
 
**** port scanning
 
***** currently periodically scannig the list of ports and its status using ovs-vsctl
 
***** use openflow port desc stats and ofp_port_status instead
 
**** port external id
 
***** there's no pure-openflow way to associate openstack device uuids to OFP ports.
 
***** probably use tapXXXX, which is available as ofp_port.name.  ML2 plugin already accepts tapXXXX for linuxbridge.
 
**** add-br, set-controller, set bridge protocols
 
***** factor out to "OVS" sub-driver
 
***** use OF-Config
 
***** move the one-time setup code to devstack
 
*** port-based VLAN
 
**** currently using ovs-vsctl to set up port-based VLANs
 
**** install appropriate flows to push/pop tags instead
 
*** tunnel ports
 
**** factor out the code into "OVS" sub-driver.
 
*** the way to configure physical networks
 
**** it would be more straightforward to specify an interface (eth0) rather than a bridge (br-eth0)
 
**** this will be user-visible changes
 
*** stop assuming the existence of local ports
 
**** eg. setup_physical_bridges
 
**** not a big deal
 
** neutron interface driver
 
** nova interface driver
 
** security group.  ideally implement with flows.
 
*** cf. https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/Neutron/blueprint_ovs-firewall-driver
 
** l2pop
 
*** https://blueprints.launchpad.net/neutron/+spec/ofagent-l2pop
 
  
 
* References
 
* References
 
** https://github.com/osrg/ryu/wiki/Configuration-OpenStack-OFAgent-agent
 
** https://github.com/osrg/ryu/wiki/Configuration-OpenStack-OFAgent-agent

Revision as of 04:25, 14 April 2014

OFAgent is a neutron core-plugin (ML2 mechanism driver) aims to support pure OpenFlow1.3 switches.