Using μP4
Functionality: Examples from SIGCOMM ‘20 paper
To reproduce the examples from our SIGCOMM ‘20 paper, see the code and instructions here: extensions/csa/msa-examples. In short, there are 7 composed programs mentioned in the paper. All of them can be compiler using a single Makefile as mentioned in the README.
| Program in paper | Composed μP4 program source | Functions composed |
|---|---|---|
| P1 | main-programs/routerv6_main.up4 | Eth + IPv6 |
| P2 | main-programs/routerv46lrx_main.up4 | Eth + IPv4 + IPv6 + MPLS |
| P3 | main-programs/router_ipv4v6srv6_main.up4 | Eth + IPv4 + IPv6 + SRv6 |
| P4 | main-programs/routerv46_main.up4 | Eth + IPv4 + IPv6 |
| P5 | main-programs/routerv4_main.up4 | Eth + IPv4 |
| P6 | main-programs/router_ipv4v6_nat_acl.up4 | Eth + IPv4 + IPv6 + NAT + NPT6 + ACL |
| P7 | main-programs/router_ipv4srv4ipv6_main.up4 | Eth + IPv4 + IPv6 + SRv4 |
The videos from the installation step also show the usage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtmLH0UFeqw&t=77s
Reusability:
The framework can be used to write, compose and build new dataplane programs. We are working on a step-by-step tutorial to get you started with programming with μP4. At a high-level, There are two steps in using μP4:
- Writing μP4 programs: See this page for instructions on writing new programs.
- Compiling μP4 programs: See this page for instructions on compiling μP4 programs with μP4C.