FeedbackBuilding your own switch with P4 (Part 2)
Overview
Course Overview
Utilizing the P4Pi project, the course begins with an overview of the P4 language, a deeper dive into architecture definitions and the available P4 target ecosystem. There will also be hands-on P4 programming experience as part of the course.
Course Outline
This course will cover the following topics:
- Overview of the P4 language
- Deeper dive into architecture definitions
- Hands on P4 programming experience
- Discover and understand programmable data planes
Looking Lower- Programmable Data Planes (Part 1)
Overview
Course Overview
The course covers how the next steps in Software Defined Networks and programmable data planes unlock a world of new possibilities, starting with the logical function of a switching chip and ending with hands-on tasks using the industry standard P4 language (p4.org).
Course Outline
This course will cover the following topics:
- We begin with understanding logical operation of an ethernet switching chip packet processing through the Match Action Table abstraction
- Then cover the concept of architecture definitions and the deep value of a programming language as a domain specific abstraction to express processing logic
- Then “You wouldn’t download an MPLS stack”: Artisanal encapsulations & other fun tricks with PDPs