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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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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenFlow | is a | communications protocol that gives access to the forwarding plane of a network switch or router over the network | 0.90 | text |
| switches | instance of | OpenFlow allows direct access to and manipulation of the forwarding plane of network devices | 0.80 | text |
| routers | instance of | OpenFlow allows direct access to and manipulation of the forwarding plane of network devices | 0.80 | text |
| both physical | instance of | OpenFlow allows direct access to and manipulation of the forwarding plane of network devices | 0.80 | text |
| virtual | instance of | OpenFlow allows direct access to and manipulation of the forwarding plane of network devices | 0.80 | text |
| OpenFlow | related to Description | The | 0.60 | section |
| OpenFlow | related to Description | This | 0.60 | section |
| OpenFlow | related to Description | ACLs | 0.60 | section |
| OpenFlow | related to Description | Also | 0.60 | section |
| OpenFlow | related to Description | SDN | 0.60 | section |
| OpenFlow | related to Description | Packets | 0.60 | section |
| OpenFlow | related to Description | It | 0.60 | section |
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