发明名称 |
SHORTENING OF SERVICE PATHS IN SERVICE CHAINS IN A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK |
摘要 |
A method is provided in one example embodiment and includes receiving at a network element a flow offload decision for a first service node comprising a portion of a service chain for processing a flow; recording the flow offload decision against the first service node at the network element; and propagating the flow offload decision backward on a service path to which the flow belongs if the first service node is hosted at the network element. Embodiments may also include propagating the flow offload decision backward on a service path to which the flow belongs if the flow offload decision is a propagated flow offload decision and the network element hosts a second service node that immediately precedes the service node on behalf of which the propagated flow offload decision was received and a flow offload decision has already been received by the network element from the second service node. |
申请公布号 |
WO2015073190(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2015.05.21 |
申请号 |
WO2014US62244 |
申请日期 |
2014.10.24 |
申请人 |
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. |
发明人 |
KUMAR, SURENDRA M.;BAGEPALLI, NAGARAJ A.;DEVIREDDY, DILEEP K.;PATRA, ABHIJIT |
分类号 |
H04L12/721;H04L12/715 |
主分类号 |
H04L12/721 |
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