HP VAN SDN Controller Administrator Guide v3

DescriptionScreen component
DescriptionRole
Can instruct the controller to send the
packet out.
A passive observer who might examine
the incoming packet and any packet-out
response.
OBSERVER
Packets are given to packet listeners with role of ADVISOR first, DIRECTOR second,
and OBSERVER third. Every packet listener is guaranteed to see the packet-in message.
Depending on the action taken by higher altitude Directors, a lower altitude Director
may be too late to influence the packet processing.
The weight or priority this packet listener should have relative to other packet listeners
that have the same role. The controller gives packet listeners with higher numbers
priority over packet listeners with lower numbers.
Altitude
The average time, in milliseconds, that the packet listener spent processing a packet.Average (ms)
The number of packets processed by that packet listener since the packet listener
registered.
# Samples
52 SDN Controller Console