Troubleshooting openflow networks

摘要

Provided is a method of troubleshooting an OpenFlow network. A test packet is sent to a test node on the OpenFlow network. A response from the test node is validated against an expected response. If the response is consistent with the expected response, a modified test packet is sent to a further test node on the OpenFlow network. If the response is inconsistent with the expected response, a notification is provided to a user.