mcanalesmayo / sdn_load_balancer

SDN Load Balancer using POX controller, which can be configured to use Round Robin or random scheduling methods.

sdn_load_balancer

Description

SDN Load Balancer. Example scheme with 6 clients <-> Switch (Transparent proxy, load balancer) <-> Pool of 6 servers.

The controller application (POX, Python) is connected to the switch in order to modify flow rules and balance the load among all servers. Clients aren't aware of backend servers, they only know about the transparent proxy (switch).

To run the SDN LB run the script start_lb.sh.

sdn_load_balancer's Issues

error?

Hello i tried to follow your sdn_load_balancer but i dont know what your virtual ip that you were used? and theres error when I pingall in mininet ?
Connecting to remote controller at 127.0.0.1:6633
*** Creating links
*** Starting network
*** Configuring hosts
h1 h2 h3 h4 h5 h6 h7 h8 h9 h10 h11 h12
*** Running CLI
*** Starting CLI:
mininet> pingall
*** Ping: testing ping reachability
h1 -> X X X X X X X X X X X
h2 -> X X X X X X X X X X X
h3 -> X X X X X X X X X X X
h4 -> X X X X X X X X X X X
h5 -> X X X X X X X X X X X
h6 -> X X X X X X X X X X X
h7 -> X X X X X X X X X X X
h8 -> X X X X X X X X X X X
h9 -> X X X X X X X X X X X
h10 -> X X X X X h6 X X X X X
h11 -> X h2 X X X X X X X X X
h12 -> h1 X X X X X X X X X X
*** Results: 97% dropped (3/132 received)

question random scheduling methods?

hello i want the details about random scheduling methods and how the steps to work in pox and mininet?