POX is a network controller written in Python that communicates with OpenFlow 1.0 switches to manage Software Defined Networks.
POX is a network controller written in Python that communicates with OpenFlow 1.0 switches that is maintained by NOXRepo, (source code on GitHub). NOXRepo describes the benefits of POX as:
- "Pythonic" OpenFlow interfacePOX Performance Graph
- Reusable sample components for path selection, topology discovery, etc.
- "Runs anywhere" – Can bundle with install-free PyPy runtime for easy deployment
- Specifically targets Linux, Mac OS, and Windows
- Supports the same GUI and visualization tools as NOX
- Performs well compared to NOX applications written in Python
