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-  Floodlight
-  An Apache licensed, Java based OpenFlow controller
+Floodlight is the leading open source SDN controller. It is supported by a community of developers including a number of engineers from Big Switch Networks <a href="http://www.bigswitch.com/">http://www.bigswitch.com</a>
 
-Floodlight is a Java based OpenFlow controller originally written by David Erickson at Stanford
-University. It is available under the Apache 2.0 license.
+OpenFlow is a open standard managed by Open Networking Foundation. It specifies a protocol through switch a remote controller can modify the behavior of networking devices through a well-defined “forwarding instruction set”. Floodlight is designed to work with the growing number of switches, routers, virtual witches, and access points that support the OpenFlow standard.
 
-For documentation, forums, issue tracking and more visit:
+Feature Highlights:
 
-      http://www.projectfloodlight.org/floodlight
+~ Offers a module loading system that make it simple to extend and enhance.
+~ Easy to set up with minimal dependencies
+~ Supports a broad range of virtual- and physical- OpenFlow switches
+~ Can handle mixed OpenFlow and non-OpenFlow networks – it can manage multiple “islands” of OpenFlow hardware switches
+~ Designed to be high-performance – is the core of a commercial product from Big Switch Networks.
+~ Support for OpenStack Quantum cloud orchestration platform
+
+To download a pre-built VM appliance, access documentation, and sign up for the mailing list, go to:
+
+  http://www.projectfloodlight.org/floodlight