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OpenFlow: History & Standards

OpenFlow is a communications protocol that gives access to the forwarding plane of a network switch or router over the network.

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OpenFlow topic overview

The analysis highlights History and Standards as prominent areas in the source structure around OpenFlow.

Related topics
32
Source areas
3
Connected nodes
35
Extracted relationships
37
Concept neighborhoods
15
Bridge connections
35

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

History · 22 topics
Description · 6 topics
Overview · 4 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

Description

History

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How OpenFlow connects Entity context

The extracted context around OpenFlow shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, OpenFlow → February, However, In December, In May, Larch Networks, Marvell, Marvell's, ONF, ONF's, OpenFlow-enabled, Prestera, September, The, Version Another extracted example is OpenFlow → Alcatel-Lucent, Big Switch Networks, Brocade Communications, It, ONF, Radisys, SDN, The Open Networking Foundation. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

OpenFlow

Top relations

related to Development · 14
OpenFlow → February, However, In December, In May, Larch Networks, Marvell, Marvell's, ONF, ONF's, OpenFlow-enabled, Prestera, September, The, Version
related to history · 8
OpenFlow → Alcatel-Lucent, Big Switch Networks, Brocade Communications, It, ONF, Radisys, SDN, The Open Networking Foundation
related to Description · 7
OpenFlow → ACLs, Also, It, Packets, SDN, The, This
related to Security concerns · 3
OpenFlow → Communication Channel Issues, Covert, OpenFlow Deployment Experience
is a · 1
OpenFlow → communications protocol that gives access to the forwarding plane of a network switch or router over the network

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

switch forwarding network switches protocol control networking 2012 sdn controller onf version communications plane packets allows open software-defined standard february

OpenFlow relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 37 structured relationships around OpenFlow. Examples in this analysis include OpenFlow → is a → communications protocol that gives access to the forwarding plane of a network switch or router over the network and switches → instance of → OpenFlow allows direct access to and manipulation of the forwarding plane of network devices. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
OpenFlowis acommunications protocol that gives access to the forwarding plane of a network switch or router over the network0.90text
switchesinstance ofOpenFlow allows direct access to and manipulation of the forwarding plane of network devices0.80text
routersinstance ofOpenFlow allows direct access to and manipulation of the forwarding plane of network devices0.80text
both physicalinstance ofOpenFlow allows direct access to and manipulation of the forwarding plane of network devices0.80text
virtualinstance ofOpenFlow allows direct access to and manipulation of the forwarding plane of network devices0.80text
OpenFlowrelated to DescriptionThe0.60section
OpenFlowrelated to DescriptionThis0.60section
OpenFlowrelated to DescriptionACLs0.60section
OpenFlowrelated to DescriptionAlso0.60section
OpenFlowrelated to DescriptionSDN0.60section
OpenFlowrelated to DescriptionPackets0.60section
OpenFlowrelated to DescriptionIt0.60section

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around OpenFlow bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Protocol, Network and Onf. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • OpenFlow
    • Protocol
    • Network
    • Onf
    • Sdn
    • Switches
    • Switch
    • Version
    • Forwarding
    • Managed
    • Released
    • Security
    • Software
  • openflow
    • Protocol
    • Network
    • Onf
    • Sdn
    • Switches
    • Switch
    • Version
    • Forwarding
    • Managed
    • Released
    • Security
    • Software
  • communications protocol
    • Router
    • Managed
    • Control
    • Proprietary
    • Open
    • Forwarding
    • Network
    • Vendors
    • Openflow
    • Access
    • Announced
    • Networks
  • network switch
    • Plane
    • Switches
    • Openflow
    • Protocol
    • Router
    • Virtual
    • Switch
    • Announced
    • Control
    • Networks
    • Released
    • Software
  • access control lists
    • Allows
    • Plane
    • Forwarding
    • Protocol
    • Router
    • Routing
    • Using
    • Network
    • Traffic
    • Virtual
    • Communications
    • Proprietary
  • transmission control protocol
    • Managed
    • Control
    • Protocol
    • Proprietary
    • Forwarding
    • Open
    • Network
    • Switches
    • Routing
    • Using
    • Announced
    • Development
  • control plane
    • Protocol
    • Forwarding
    • Router
    • Network
    • Virtual
    • Allows
    • Open
    • Proprietary
    • Routing
    • Using
    • Announced
    • Managed
  • forwarding plane
    • Plane
    • Allows
    • Control
    • Routing
    • Network
    • Protocol
    • Rules
    • Router
    • Virtual
    • Openflow
    • Open
    • Switch

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For OpenFlow, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects OpenFlow with History. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
OpenFlowHistory · splits 13 ⟂ 23
OpenFlowDescription · splits 29 ⟂ 7
OpenFlowOverview · splits 31 ⟂ 5

Map overview Semantic statistics

OpenFlow

Nodes36
Edges35
Triples37
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.055556
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around OpenFlow to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as History & Standards, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — OpenFlow · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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