History of P4

Nick McKeown developed the open source P4 language for describing how a switching engine processes packets, allowing engineers to specify and implement customized forwarding to support policy and new protocols in the field. Dr. McKeown joins us on this episode of the History of Networking to discuss the origins of P4, and the motivations behind its development. https://historyofnetworking.s3.amazonaws.com/Nick+Mckeown+-+P4.mp3 download You can find the entire History of Networking series here.