Case Study: Testing for SDN Solution

SDN Solution Testing

The framework should
enable rapid automation of
test cases and should
integrate with 3rd party
packages.

Should reduce the overall

regression test time.

Integration of various tools /

technologies and creation of
Vagrant boxes for rapid
deployment

Creation of test suite covering

conformance, functional and
performance test cases.

POSTMAN, MININET,
OpenDayLight

Hardware and software

based trac generators
IXIA, IPERF

OFTEST for SDN

conformance

The automated test

framework simplied
software testing.

Framework developed in
rapid time and low cost
leveraging open source
components test.

Productivity improvement
through reduced
regression time.

Develop a framework for test

execution for a White Box
Switch based Packet
monitoring product.

BUSINESS
REQUIREMENTS

Created the test environment

with combination of Virtual
SDN and Physical SDN switches

Solution Overview

SDN
Application
Tests

VTN
Coordinator

DLUX

OpenStack
Neutron

SDNI
Wrapper

DDoS
Protection

AAA - AuthN Filter

OpenDaylight APIs (REST)

Base Network Service Functions

Controller
Test Framework Tests

Topology
Manager

(Test Driver)

Stats
Manager

Switch
Manager

Host
Tracker

FRM

vMC

OpenStack Service
VTN
Manager

Network Applications
Orchestrations & Services

OVSDB
Neutron

Plugin2OC

REST APIs
ODI, NPB App

GBP
Service

SFC

AAA

DOCSIS
Abstraction

LISP
Service

L2
Switch

SNBI
Service

SDNI
Aggregator

Controller Platform

Service Abstraction Layer (SAL)

(Plugin Manager, Capability Abstractions, Flow Programming, Inventory, etc.)
GBP Renderers
OpenFlow
1.0

1.3

TTP

OVSDB

NETCONF

PCMM/COPS

SNBI

Host

Mininet/OVS/
Linux Bridge Based
Virtual Topology

Product Tests

Host

LISP

BGP

PCEP

SNMP

Plugin2OC

Southbound Interfaces
& Protocol Plugins

Switch

Switch

Xeon Based Server

Intel NICs

Product

OF Enabled Product

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