Table Type Patterns (TTPs) Simplified

There is a new idea on the horizon for faster adaptation of OpenFlow (OF) by different network devices or nodes. It is called Table Type Patterns (TTPs).  Forwarding Abstractions Working Group (FAWG) of Open Networking Foundation (ONF) is the responsible body for TTPs. But before understanding what TTP is, let us try to figure out what exactly TTP is trying to achieve.