The idle_timeout defaults to 5 seconds in NOX. That's hardcoded in openflow-default.hh:
#define DEFAULT_FLOW_TIMEOUT 5 The hard_timeout is 0 (=no hard timeout) unless otherwise specified in the flow_mod. On Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 9:42 AM, Kalapriya Kannan1 <[email protected]>wrote: > > hi, > > I am more interested in how these idle_timeout and hard_timeout 's are > calculated if we dont set it explicitly during the insertion of the flow > entry. Is there any method used by default for computing these times. > > regards, > kalapriya. > > > > > From: Kyriakos Zarifis <[email protected]> > To: Kalapriya Kannan1/India/IBM@IBMIN > Cc: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Date: 04/17/2012 06:47 PM > Subject: Re: [nox-dev] nox installation > ------------------------------ > > > > Hi, > > this is controlled by the *idle_timeout / hard_timeout* values you set in > the flow_mod message that installs the flow entry. > > From the specification: > > If the idle_timeout is set and the hard_timeout is zero, the entry must > expire after idle_timeout seconds with no received tra ffic. If the > idle_timeout is zero and the hard_timeout is set, the entry must expire in > hard_timeout seconds regardless of whether or not packets are hitting the > entry. If both idle_timeout and hard_timeout are set, the flowow will > timeout after idle_timeout seconds > with no traffi c, or hard_timeout seconds, whichever comes fi rst. If both > idle_timeout and hard_timeout are zero, the entry is considered permanent > and will never time out. It can still be removed with a flow_mod message of > type OFPFC_DELETE. > > hope this helps > > On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 9:52 AM, Kalapriya Kannan1 > <*[email protected]*<[email protected]>> > wrote: > > hi, > > I would like to get more details of how the time out for the flow entries > in the flow tables are calculated? Like what method is used and how do i > see the code for it.. > > regards, > kalapriya. > > > > > From: Murphy McCauley > <*[email protected]*<[email protected]> > > > To: Andry Anthony > <*[email protected]*<[email protected]> > > > Cc: "*[email protected]* <[email protected]>" <* > [email protected]* <[email protected]>> > Date: 04/16/2012 08:52 PM > Subject: Re: [nox-dev] nox installation > Sent by: > *[email protected]*<[email protected]> > ------------------------------ > > > > > Do the next steps fail? > > mkdir build > cd build > ../configure > > -- Murphy > > On Apr 16, 2012, at 2:15 AM, Andry Anthony wrote: > > when i try install nox with * > ./boot.sh* > i've got this error > > building with all apps > Disabling noxext... > libtoolize: putting auxiliary files in AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR, `config'. > libtoolize: copying file `config/config.guess' > libtoolize: copying file `config/config.sub' > libtoolize: copying file `config/install-sh' > libtoolize: copying file `config/ltmain.sh' > libtoolize: putting macros in AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR, `config'. > libtoolize: copying file `config/libtool.m4' > libtoolize: You should add the contents of `config/libtool.m4' to > `aclocal.m4'. > libtoolize: copying file `config/ltoptions.m4' > libtoolize: You should add the contents of `config/ltoptions.m4' to > `aclocal.m4'. > libtoolize: copying file `config/ltsugar.m4' > libtoolize: You should add the contents of `config/ltsugar.m4' to > `aclocal.m4'. > libtoolize: copying file `config/ltversion.m4' > libtoolize: copying file `config/lt~obsolete.m4' > libtoolize: You should add the contents of `config/lt~obsolete.m4' to > `aclocal.m4'. > > > can someone tell me what should i do?? > > thanks > > regards > Andy > > >
