[ovs-discuss] OVS support for Openflow meter

Ben Pfaff blp at nicira.com
Fri Apr 4 05:04:36 UTC 2014


On Thu, Apr 03, 2014 at 11:12:11PM -0300, Flavio Castro wrote:
> Does any version of OVS support the openflow meter option?
> 
> It seems to me that the ovs-ofctl command can't help me adding the meters.
> I've found an e-mail about a patch for ovs-ofctl but I have no idea on how
> to install it.

The FAQ says:

Q: Does Open vSwitch support OpenFlow meters?

A: Since version 2.0, Open vSwitch has OpenFlow protocol support for
   OpenFlow meters.  There is no implementation of meters in the Open
   vSwitch software switch (neither the kernel-based nor userspace
   switches).



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