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