[ovs-discuss] how to report the links

[Justin Pettit]

There's nothing built into OVS that will do this for you.  I've seen solutions like running LLDP in the end-host and sending those packets to the controller, or having the controller generate and handle probes itself.

--Justin


On Feb 13, 2013, at 6:02 PM, vis reddy <badveli_vishnuus at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Hello All,
> Could you please help to understand the following,
> I am trying to figure out  how to report the links to the controller,
> for example the switch has a physical connection to another switch on port P1 and a host on port P2
> how should i report this to the controller, i do not see any message of this kinds.
> This is required as the controller will know the topology based on this.
> if there is already such a mechanism if some one point to the code it will be very helpful.
> Thanks lot
> 
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