L2 Flows; Learning Bridge (Lb) Flows; Max Limits - Dell Force10 Software Defined Networking Deployment Manual

Parameter Type Parameters
Optional match fields
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Mandatory actions
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Optional actions OFPAT_SET_VLAN is optional for OpenFlow (OF) ports and mandatory for OF virtual local area
networks (VLANs).

L2 Flows

Parameter Type Parameters
Mandatory match
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fields
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Optional match fields All fields other than dl_vlan and dl_dst must be wildcards.
Mandatory actions Single OFPAT_OUTPUT action to a switch port.
Optional actions None.

Learning Bridge (LB) Flows

Parameter Type Parameters
Mandatory match
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fields
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Optional match fields All fields other than the ones listed in "Mandatory match fields" must be wildcards.
Mandatory actions Single OFPAT_OUTPUT action to a switch port.
Optional actions None.

Max Limits

This section defines the maximum number of permitted flow types. The number of available flow types varies depending
on the type of flow.
• You can provision up to eight OF instances on each switch.
• The number of flows supported on each switch depends on the flow type.
10
nw_dst (dst-ip)
All fields other than the ones listed in "Mandatory match fields" and "Optional match
fields" must be wildcards.
You must specify set_dl_src (set src-mac) as the port mac (local mac) for the
swtich.
set_dl_dst (set dst-mac)
Single OFPAT_OUTPUT action to a switch port.
dl_vlan (input vlan id)
dl_dst (dst-mac)
dl_src (src-mac)
dl_dst (dst-mac)
LB flows will only be installed in the L2 table if bidirectional traffic is present.