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We’ll be using the same physical topology for all exercises, so now is a good time to start Mininet. The network is a simple set of six switches where the outer switches interconnected by a mesh of four switchesare connected to two interconnection switches, which are connected together. The diagram below shows the topology.
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For more information about Intents go here.
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onos> intents
id=0x0, state=INSTALLED, type=HostToHostIntent, appId=org.onlab.onos.gui
constraints=[LinkTypeConstraint{inclusive=false, types=[OPTICAL]}]
id=0x1, state=WITHDRAWN, type=HostToHostIntent, appId=org.onlab.onos.cli
constraints=[LinkTypeConstraint{inclusive=false, types=[OPTICAL]}] |
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So the intent forwarding app has pushed the intent you see above as evidenced by the appId field. The intent is a host to host intent which details the path along which the flows have been installed. If you would like to know more about intents or the intent framework in general have a look at this page.
Before we continue, let's remove the intent you just installed so that it doesn't get in the way of the intent gymnastics we are going to do in the next section.
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