Barefoot Networks, the startup building the programmable Tofino switch chip, recently announced the release of P4 Runtime, an open source project developed in conjunction with Google to enable a controller to communicate with switches running programmable silicon.

In addition to announcing the availability of P4 Runtime, Barefoot and Google also tested the software using the open-source ONOS controller.

For more information, check out Barefoot Networks and P4.org.