Software Defined Networking - SDN - Part III

More on  Classification...


Classification can be used to handle L2 forwarding, L2 VLAN's, and conventional IP forwarding, as well as more complex forwarding. All the below is possible:

-Send all VOIP traffic out a specified port on the switch independent of the IP destination address.

-Forward all packets from specific IP source addresses to an MPLS tunnel

-Use the IP source address when choosing a path, this allows IP datagrams from source A to be sent along a different path and from source B along a different path, this is when both source A and source B datagrams are going to the same destination !

-Create classification rule based on the content of the datagram


TCAM Size and the need for multiple patterns




End-To-End Path With MPLS Using Layer2