Invention Application
- Patent Title: DYNAMIC CHAIN OF SERVICE FUNCTIONS FOR PROCESSING NETWORK TRAFFIC
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Application No.: US17742085Application Date: 2022-05-11
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Publication No.: US20220272037A1Publication Date: 2022-08-25
- Inventor: Sami Boutros , Mani Kancherla , Dharmaraja Rajan , Philip Kippen , Yashika Narang , Chidambareswaran Raman
- Applicant: Nicira, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Palo Alto
- Assignee: Nicira, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Nicira, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Palo Alto
- Main IPC: H04L45/74
- IPC: H04L45/74 ; H04L45/586 ; H04L45/00 ; H04L12/46 ; G06F9/44 ; G06F9/455 ; H04L41/00 ; H04L41/0893 ; H04L41/12 ; H04L41/5054

Abstract:
The technology disclosed herein enables a dynamic chain of service functions for processing network traffic. In a particular embodiment, a method includes, in a logical router for a logical network connecting service functions, receiving a network packet from a service function over the logical network after the network packet has been processed by the service function. The method further includes determining a new classification of the network packet and determining a next service function based on application of a service chain policy to the new classification. The method also includes directing the network packet to the next service function over the logical network.
Public/Granted literature
- US11824778B2 Dynamic chain of service functions for processing network traffic Public/Granted day:2023-11-21
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