The document presents a case study on developing a testing framework for a white box switch-based packet monitoring product, integrating virtual and physical SDN switches along with various tools to automate testing. The framework aims to reduce regression test time significantly while improving productivity through a comprehensive test suite. Happiest Minds, the company behind this solution, specializes in digital transformation across multiple industries and has received $52.5 million in Series A funding.

1. Case Study: Testing for SDN Solution
SDN Solution Testing
Develop a framework for test
execution for a White Box
Switch based Packet
monitoring product.
Created the test environment
with combination of Virtual
SDN and Physical SDN switches
Integration of various tools /
technologies and creation of
Vagrant boxes for rapid
deployment
Hardware and software
based traffic generators –
IXIA, IPERF
POSTMAN, MININET,
OpenDayLight
OFTEST for SDN
conformance
BUSINESS
REQUIREMENTS
The framework should
enable rapid automation of
test cases and should
integrate with 3rd party
packages.
Should reduce the overall
regression test time.
Framework developed in
rapid time and low cost
leveraging open source
components test.
Productivity improvement
through reduced
regression time.
Creation of test suite covering
conformance, functional and
performance test cases.
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Happiest Minds enables Digital Transformation for enterprises and technology providers by delivering seamless customer experience, business efficiency
and actionable insights through an integrated set of disruptive technologies: big data analytics, internet of things, mobility, cloud, security, unified
communications, etc. Happiest Minds offers domain centric solutions applying skills, IPs and functional expertise in IT Services, Product Engineering,
Infrastructure Management and Security. These services have applicability across industry sectors such as retail, consumer packaged goods, e-commerce,
banking, insurance, hi-tech, engineering R&D, manufacturing, automotive and travel/transportation/hospitality.
Headquartered in Bangalore, India, Happiest Minds has operations in the US, UK, Singapore, Australia and has secured $ 52.5 million Series-A funding. Its
investors are JPMorgan Private Equity Group, Intel Capital and Ashok Soota.
The automated test
framework simplified
software testing.
Solution Overview
Test Framework
(Test Driver)
DLUX
VTN
Coordinator
OpenStack
Neutron
SDNI
Wrapper
DDoS
Protection
Network Applications
Orchestrations & Services
AAA - AuthN Filter
OpenDaylight APIs (REST)
Base Network Service Functions
Topology
Manager
Stats
Manager
Switch
Manager FRM
Host
Tracker
OpenStack Service
VTN
Manager
OVSDB
Neutron Plugin2OC
LISP
Service
GBP
Service SFC AAA
DOCSIS
Abstraction
L2
Switch
SNBI
Service
SDNI
Aggregator Controller Platform
GBP Renderers
OpenFlow
OVSDB NETCONF PCMM/COPS SNBI LISP BGP PCEP SNMP Plugin2OC Southbound Interfaces
& Protocol Plugins
Service Abstraction Layer (SAL)
(Plugin Manager, Capability Abstractions, Flow Programming, Inventory, etc.)
1.0 TTP1.3
vMC
REST APIs
ODI, NPB App
Host Switch
Xeon Based Server
Intel NICs
Host
Switch
Mininet/OVS/
Linux Bridge Based
Virtual Topology
Product Tests
Product OF Enabled Product
Controller
Tests
SDN
Application
Tests