P4: Programming Protocol-Independent Packet Processors

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Software-De ned Networking (SDN) gives operators pro-grammatic control over their networks. In SDN, the con-trol plane is physically separate from the forwarding plane, and one control plane controls multiple forwarding devices. While forwarding devices could be programmed in many ways, having a common, open, vendor-agnostic interface

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