P4 is a new high-level programming language for software-defined networks [ 1, 2]. It is intended to describe the behavior of the data plane of any system or appliance that forwards, modifies or ...

Thus, Barefoot built its programmable chip Tofino as a networking processor. And to help define what the network data plane can do it helped create the P4 programming language.

As P4 continues to gain adoption and momentum as a leading programming language for networking, Barefoot Networks and Google Cloud have collaborated to create an open source project under P4.org ...

Doe also said that when you have a programmable chip, it’s important to also have a widely-accepted language to program that chip. Barefoot’s Tofino chip works with the P4 programming language.

PALO ALTO, CA-- (Marketwired - Oct 3, 2017) - As P4 continues to gain adoption and momentum as a leading programming language for networking, Barefoot Networks and Google Cloud have collaborated to ...