Controlling OF switches through the same network that OF is itself controlling is referred to as "in-band control" (as opposed to "out-of-band control"). It's a somewhat tricky subject, but it's possible. Support varies depending on the switch, though.
-- Murphy On Jul 8, 2012, at 10:36 PM, Ramana Reddy wrote: > Deal All, > > In the following figure attached with mail, NOX is connected to one OF Switch > and the remaining two OF Switches > are themselves connected to this OF Switch. In this setup, is that NOX only > controls the connected OF Switch, > or also controls the remaining two OF Switches via the connected OF Switch. > > Looking forward for reply. > > Thanks, > Ramana. > <nox.jpeg>
