Building the next generation of programmable networking – powered by Linux

The project seeks to explore areas related to programmable networking, with a particular focus on the eXpress Data Path (XDP) technology in the Linux kernel.

Areas explored include:

• Defining a coherent architecture for using Linux as a programmable network platform.
• Expanding the scope of programmability in XDP
• Using XDP as a platform for implementing Virtual Network Functions (VNFs).
• Defining an infrastructure for container-based NFVs on Linux
• Specifying an architecture for programmable protocol processing