Quantum Rest Proxy Plugin

Scope

This Quantum plugin that translates Quantum function calls to authenticated REST request to a set of redundant external network controllers.

Use Cases

Providing isolated virtual networks.

Implementation Overview

Provide an overview of the implementation and any algorithms that will be used

Data Model Changes

None, uses the base Quantum DB model.

Configuration variables

etc/quantum/plugins/restproxy/restproxy.ini [DATABASE]

[RESTPROXY]

API's

No new APIs/extensions.

Plugin Interface

Implements standard plugin interface.

Required Plugin support

This is a plugin implementation.

Dependencies

No new packages. Will depend though on an external controller (e.g. Floodlight) to actually perform the network configuration.

CLI Requirements

No new CLI.

Horizon Requirements

None

Usage Example

Quantum CLI for network, subnets, and ports

Test Cases

Unit tests along with a dummy controller is provided. Tests can be run from the top level Quantum directory: > ./run_tests.sh quantum.tests.unit.restproxy.test_restproxy_plugin

Neutron/RestProxyPlugin