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| 14 | | == Goals == #goals |
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| 16 | | The main goals of this project's designs are the following: |
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| 18 | | * Implement a slicing scheme that prevents unwanted interaction between modules |
| 19 | | * Allow control of slice behavior through a configuration file |
| 20 | | * Avoid modification of existing Floodlight source code |
| 21 | | * Provide an easy way to switch between normal Floodlight and "!FlowVisor" modes of operation |
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| 23 | | In addition, the following assumptions were made as a consideration of the amount of time provided by GSoC : |
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| 25 | | * All modules to be run are loaded at startup, and remain subscribed to events as long as Floodlight is running |
| 26 | | * Several modules such as link discovery and device manager need a global view of the network and so should not be restricted |
| 27 | | * modules that depend on one another must be in the same slice |
| 28 | | * The configurations are not persistent |
