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.

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.

Feature Highlights:

~ 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