Conveying subscriber information to service chain services using tunnel protocol header encapsulation for mobile network applications in a network environment

摘要

A method provided in one embodiment includes receiving, at a first network element, a first data packet of a data flow, wherein the data flow is associated with a subscriber. The method further includes receiving subscriber information associated with the subscriber, and encapsulating the subscriber information with the first data packet to form an encapsulated data packet. The method still further includes determining a service chain including one or more services to which the encapsulated data packet is to be forwarded, and forwarding the encapsulated data packet to the service chain.

主权项

1. A method, comprising:
receiving, at a first network element, a first data packet of a data flow, wherein the data flow is associated with a subscriber; receiving subscriber information associated with the subscriber; encapsulating the subscriber information with the first data packet to form an encapsulated data packet; determining a service chain including one or more services to which the encapsulated data packet is to be forwarded; forwarding the encapsulated data packet to the service chain; and receiving a second data packet from the service chain, the second data packet including an indication of one or more actions that are requested to be performed in association with the data flow.