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A Consistency Based Research: P4 Versus OpenFlow and the Future of Software Defined Networks

A comparison of P4 and OpenFlow and their respective roles in the evolution of programmable software-defined networks.

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Authors Ahmed O. Basil
Type Academic research presentation
Published in University of Northampton Annual Research Conference 2019
Reference Presented 21 June 2019

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This research presentation compares P4 and OpenFlow as technologies for programmable networks. It discusses protocol independence, reconfigurability and target independence, and considers how these capabilities may shape future software-defined network design.

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