Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Transmitting network overlay information in a service function chain
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Application No.: US15190641Application Date: 2016-06-23
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Publication No.: US10382596B2Publication Date: 2019-08-13
- Inventor: Sebastian Jeuk , Gonzalo Salgueiro
- Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA San Jose
- Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Jose
- Agency: Edell, Shapiro & Finnan, LLC
- Main IPC: H04L29/06
- IPC: H04L29/06 ; H04L12/725 ; H04L12/721 ; H04L12/715
Abstract:
A packet is received at a device configured to provide a service function within a network service chain. A network overlay and/or segmentation identifier is extracted from a header of the packet. The service function is applied to the packet according to policies specific to a network overlay and/or segmentation identified in the network overlay and/or segmentation identifier.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170373990A1 TRANSMITTING NETWORK OVERLAY INFORMATION IN A SERVICE FUNCTION CHAIN Public/Granted day:2017-12-28
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