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2 OpenFlow conformance certification OpenFlow switch conformance certification assures product compliance with the OpenFlow specification Issued by ONF and applicable to all OpenFlow enabled networking hardware and software switches Successfully certified products can use Open Flow Conformant logo on products and collaterals. Certified products will also be listed on the ONF website Switch conformance certification program is available from the ONF for OpenFlow 1.0 specification Switch conformance certification program for OpenFlow 1.3 specification is currently in pilot phase 2014 Criterion Networks. All Rights Reserved 2

3 Open Flow 1.0 conformance program Open Flow Conformance for Full, Layer 2 or Layer 3 profile depending on which of the 12 match fields are implemented by the switch vendor All mandatory test scenarios for a given profile needs to pass for a device to be considered conformant /sdn-resources/onf-specifications/openflowtest/conformance-test-spec-openflow pdf 2014 Criterion Networks. All Rights Reserved 3

4 Open Flow 1.3 conformance program Pilot phase from 6/2 8/31 (General availability planned for Oct 2014) Four ONF labs, test equipment vendors, NEMS participate in the pilot Vendors who are ONF members can participate in the pilot program and get their products certified at the end of the period 1.3 conformance suite has test cases for a base profile that consist of the core open flow test cases. Details on additional profiles that are defined will be announced shortly Significant publicity is planned by the ONF for NEMs who take their products through the pilot program for 1.3 conformance testing 2014 Criterion Networks. All Rights Reserved 4

6 Work Flow Vendor Develops Product Vendor Goes To ONF Conformance Web Site Vendor Section Identify preferred tool(s) for in-house testing Download conformance application form Identify Preferred Test Lab Vendor Contacts Test Lab Submit completed conformance application form to test lab Sign agreement with test lab Schedule test Submit completed equipment and test information form to test lab Deliver Equipment Product Passes Vendor authorizes results for submission to ONF Product Fails Vendor may submit for retest Vendor may dispute results with Lab and/or advisory board 2014 Criterion Networks. All Rights Reserved 6

7 Test labs The ONF has chosen to allow 3 rd party testing labs perform official conformance testing. Authorized test labs sign a testing service agreement with the ONF The ONF will maintain a list of authorized test labs along with contact information. Device manufacturers will contract directly with authorized test labs to perform official conformance testing. The vendor and lab will be responsible for scheduling and agreeing when to submit test results to the ONF The lab will provide results to the ONF in a standard report format as defined by the test specification along with a recommendation for a Conformance Logo 2014 Criterion Networks. All Rights Reserved 7

8 Criterion Network Labs - Overview Vendor neutral network conformance and interoperability test lab based in Bangalore, India Provides conformance, interoperability and proof-of-concept test services for SDN, IPv6 and IoT Fourth ONF certified international SDN Interoperability Test Facility. The other conformance test labs are In-CNTRE and UNH-IOL (USA), BII and CATR (China), NBL (Taiwan) CNLabs is member of the Test Leadership Council (TLC) that helps develop test programs for ONF Academic and industry relationships Led by industry veterans & staffed by team very familiar with conformance & interoperability needs 2014 Criterion Networks. All Rights Reserved 8

9 CNLabs OF conformance test program To engage for conformance needs with CNLabs, a mutual NDA is signed along with a testing agreement. Vendor submits the required forms and provides the product with candidate image to the lab Its quite common for test cycles to be iterative and a product might require multiple rounds of testing before actually passing the conformance test; hence CNLabs offers three different models for the product vendors to engage with the lab (summarized in next slide) The vendor selects the program which best meets their needs On successful completion of a conformance test, CNLabs will share test results with vendor and ONF along with recommendation for certification to the ONF The ONF does an internal review and reverts back to the vendor with their decision to award conformance (typically 2 weeks) * Conformance testing is applicable for each product family 2014 Criterion Networks. All Rights Reserved 9

10 CNLabs OF conformance test program Option1 Option 2 Option 3 One test cycle Multiple test cycles Test until conformant Vendor submits DUT with candidate image for conformance testing to lab Vendor submits DUT with candidate image for conformance testing to lab Vendor submits DUT with candidate image for conformance testing to lab If test passes, lab submits result to ONF to seek certification. If test fails results are sent to vendor Vendor has to submit new application for re-test efforts CNLabs will do up to 2 cycles of pretesting / re-testing on the candidate image before initiating final test cycle If test passes, lab submits result to ONF to seek certification. If test fails results are sent to vendor Vendor has to submit new application for subsequent re-test efforts CNLabs will do up to 2 cycles of pretesting / re-testing on the candidate image before initiating final test cycle Additional re-test efforts would be billed weekly (up to a max 12 weeks) When test passes, lab submits test results to ONF (after vendor approval) 2014 Criterion Networks. All Rights Reserved 10

11 Confidentiality All test results are kept confidential during the conformance test program, however to obtain a certification, the test results will need to be released to ONF along with the recommendation from the lab for product conformance. Vendor will need to provide consent for the same as part of the testing agreement Vendors are not allowed in the lab during official testing 2014 Criterion Networks. All Rights Reserved 11

12 Other programs from CNLabs Offerings Application Interoperability Program Switch and Controller Interoperability Programs Proof-of-Concepts Migrations Under development SDN controller conformance program USGv6 IPv6 conformance programs 6LoWPAN based conformance for IoT devices 12

13 Contacting us Phone: Address: #3 Ground Floor, Explorer, ITPL, Whitefield Main Road Whitefield, Bangalore India 13

OpenFlow Conformance Test Program

OpenFlow Conformance Test Program www.criterionnetworklabs.com cnlabs@criterionnetworks.com Criterion Network Labs - Overview Vendor neutral SDN interoperability test laboratory Conformance, benchmarking,