OpenFlow Hybrid Port Mode

OpenFlow hybrid-enabled ports support both OpenFlow traffic forwarding and normal routing traffic forwarding. OpenFlow hybrid-enabled ports support "protected VLANs" and "unprotected VLANs". Protected VLANs are not subject to defined OpenFlow flows on the OpenFlow hybrid-enabled ports. OpenFlow flows on a hybrid-enabled port will not match any traffic on protected VLANs. Unprotected VLANs are subject to defined OpenFlow flows on the OpenFlow hybrid-enabled port. OpenFlow flows on a hybrid-enabled port are allowed to match on the traffic of unprotected VLANs.

Note: The VLAN ID must be used to set the flow if the port is untagged and supports an unprotected VLAN. Without the VLAN ID, an error message is displayed and the flow installation cannot be completed.

Note: The OpenFlow Layer 2 or Layer 3 lookup does not work on hybrid interfaces for the default VLAN.

Note: On the RUCKUS ICX 7650, the following restrictions apply:

Ports with OpenFlow hybrid mode enabled cannot be added to an untagged VLAN group.

OpenFlow hybrid mode cannot be enabled on ports added to an untagged VLAN group.

OpenFlow Hybrid Port Mode Topology shows a topology in which port 1/1 on Device-1 and port 1/4 on Device-2 are OpenFlow hybrid-enabled ports with VLAN 10 as a configured protected VLAN. By configuring a virtual Ethernet (VE) interface on protected VLAN 10 and assigning an address to route the traffic of the nodes, you are able to send protected VLAN traffic between the nodes and route the traffic according to the VE interface. Traffic flowing on other VEs created on top of other VLANs (the unprotected VLANs ) is treated as unprotected VLAN traffic and is subject to OpenFlow rules lookup. OpenFlow traffic can be forwarded through this port.

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OpenFlow Hybrid Port Mode

OpenFlow Hybrid Port Mode Topology

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