# P4DB -- The Case for In-Network OLTP (Extended Technical Report)

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/2206.00623 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/2206.00623/

## Key facts

- Cited by 1 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- First posted on arXiv 1 Jun 2022.

## Built on by (most cited first, 1 of 1)

- [FLAC: A Robust Failure-Aware Atomic Commit Protocol for Distributed Transactions](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2302.04500/) (2023)

## Abstract (arXiv)

In this paper we present a new approach for distributed DBMSs called P4DB, that uses a programmable switch to accelerate OLTP workloads. The main idea of P4DB is that it implements a transaction processing engine on top of a P4-programmable switch. The switch can thus act as an accelerator in the network, especially when it is used to store and process hot (contended) tuples on the switch. In our experiments, we show that P4DB hence provides significant benefits compared to traditional DBMS architectures and can achieve a speedup of up to 8x.