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.