hi thanks for clearing..
selen On Mon, Jan 28, 2013 at 10:43 PM, Justin Pettit <[email protected]> wrote: > It isn't really a layer 2 protocol (it's carried over layer 4), but it > allows you to program a switch to make decisions on the traffic it sees > based on layer 2 headers (as well as other headers and metadata such as the > ingress port). For example, you could tell the switch if it sees a > particular MAC address to always forward it out a particular port so that > learning isn't required. > > --Justin > > > On Jan 28, 2013, at 8:38 AM, selen jia <[email protected]> wrote: > > > hi, > > > > Please explain so that my doubt z clear. i still didint got why is it > layer 2 protocol. > > > > selen > > > > On Mon, Jan 28, 2013 at 1:17 PM, Justin Pettit <[email protected]> > wrote: > > You are correct that OpenFlow defines flow table entries that describe > layers 2, 3, and 4. You are also correct that the OpenFlow protocol is > carried in TCP/SSL, but that is completely independent of the behavior that > it is describing of the flow table. > > > > --Justin > > > > > > On Jan 27, 2013, at 9:41 PM, selen jia <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > Openflow is named as layer 2 protocol everywhere but as per my > knowledge it works on l2 l3 and l4 fields and uses ssl or tls session which > is on layer 4. > > > > > > Can someone clear my doubts plzzz. > > > > > > selen > > > _______________________________________________ > > > discuss mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > http://openvswitch.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > > > > > >
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