Research Article
mmWave Backhaul Testbed Configurability Using Software-Defined Networking
Table 1
SDN controller orchestration REST API.
| Command | Description |
| mmwaveLinkConfig | Requests the configuration of a link between two mmWave interfaces from two mesh nodes. The alignment details can also be provided as input. |
| disableMmwaveLink | Disables an mmWave interface from a mesh node. |
| addFlows | Adds forwarding rules between a source and destination node. The used path is internally calculated by the SDN controller. |
| addPathFlows | Adds forwarding rules between a source and destination node, specifying the used forwarding path. |
| removeFlows | Removes all forwarding rules from a node. |
| powerOnNode | Turns on a node power supply. |
| powerOffNode | Shuts down a backhaul node. |
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