IETF 126: Host Speaker Series

Bill Mulligan of Cisco provided an update on the latest technical and strategic advancements shaping the eBPF landscape. eBPF has undergone a radical transformation in the last decade, evolving from a specialized tool for packet filtering into the fundamental substrate for reprogramming the Linux kernel and becoming an IETF standard. As we enter 2026, the community is navigating a critical shift from managing individual programs to orchestrating complex, multi-tenant eBPF environments at scale.