About the API Working Group category

API Working Group
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The API Working Group manages P4 APIs, including the P4Runtime control plane API.

P4Runtime charter and repository

Scope of the standard runtime APIs is to provide standard means for:

  • local control (NOS integration) => silicon independence
  • remote control (SDN controller integration) => switch vendor independence
  • Runtime management of P4 tables
  • Runtime management of Portable Standard Architecture (PSA) externs (e.g. Counter, Meter, ActionProfile, …)
  • Ability to extend the API to support vendor-specific externs
  • Minimal session management (remote API only)