发明名称 |
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SOFTWARE DEFINED NETWORKING SERVICE FUNCTION CHAINING |
摘要 |
Systems and methods are disclosed for steering packet traffic through an online network. One method includes receiving, at a switch of a network, a packet of data; classifying, by the switch, the packet to a service function chain based on fields of a packet header of the packet, the service function chain including a set of service functions to be performed on the packet; setting, by the switch, fields of the packet header to identify the service function chain classified; and transmitting, by the switch over the network, the packet to a service function device that performs a service function on the packet, the service function being in the set of service functions. |
申请公布号 |
US2016164776(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2016.06.09 |
申请号 |
US201414564844 |
申请日期 |
2014.12.09 |
申请人 |
AOL Inc. |
发明人 |
BIANCANIELLO Michael P. |
分类号 |
H04L12/725;H04L12/24;H04L29/06 |
主分类号 |
H04L12/725 |
代理机构 |
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代理人 |
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主权项 |
1. A computer-implemented method for steering packet traffic through an online network, comprising:
receiving, at a switch of a network, a packet of data; classifying, by the switch, the packet to a service function chain based on fields of a packet header of the packet, the service function chain including a set of service functions to be performed on the packet; setting, by the switch, fields of the packet header to identify the service function chain classified; and transmitting, by the switch over the network, the packet to a service function device that performs a service function on the packet, the service function being in the set of service functions. |
地址 |
Dulles VA US |