4 OpenDaylight performs the following functions:
6 * Logically centralizes programmatic control of the physical and virtual devices
8 * Controls devices with standard, open protocols.
9 * Provides higher-level abstractions of its capabilities so experienced network
10 engineers and developers can create new applications to customize network
11 setup and administration.
13 Common use cases for SDN are as follows:
15 #. Centralized network monitoring, management, and orchestration
16 #. Proactive network management and traffic engineering
17 #. Chaining packets through the different VMs, which is known as service
18 function chaining (SFC). SFC enables Network Functions Virtualization (NFV),
19 which is a network architecture concept that virtualizes entire classes of
20 network node functions into building blocks that may connect, or chain
21 together, to create communication services.
22 #. Cloud - managing both the virtual overlay and the physical underlay beneath