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Architectural Details
e current RouteFlow architecture is an evolution from previous
proto type designs to a better layered, distributed system, flexible enough
to accommodate different virtualization use cases (m:n mapping of
routing engine virtual interfaces to physical OpenFlow-enabled
ports) and ease the development of advanced routing-oriented appli-
cations. Past rearchitecting efforts have attempted to solve problems
revealed during the first year of the public release, including feedback
from third-party users and lessons learned from demonstrations using
commercial OpenFlow switches ...