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Assignment 1 (Simple Load Balancer)

Overview

In this assignment we had to implement a simple load balancer using the OpenFlow protocol. The load balancer had to be implemented using the POX controller. The topology of the network was the following:

Files Structure (from assignmen1 foler)

• assignment1.pdf: Complete assignment description.
• SimpleLoadBalancer.py: The python file of the load balancer. It contains the code of the load balancer.
• SimpleLoadBalancer_conf.json: A JSON file containing the topology description (client/server colors and IP addresses).
• mega-test.png: A screenshot of the final test run.

How to run

1. Requirements:
   • Mininet
   • POX
   • SimpleLoadBalancer.py needs to be in the /pox/ext folder.
2. Run the following commands:
   • sudo mn --topo single,8 --controller remote --mac --switch ovsk (to create the topology)
   • ./pox.py SimpleLoadBalancer --configuration_json_file=ext/SimpleLoadBalancer_conf.json (to run the load balancer) (This command needs to be run from the pox folder)