Steering of cloned traffic in a service function chain
US10225270B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 2, 2016 |
| Grant date | Mar 5, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 16, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F21/53
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Aspects of the embodiments are directed to a service classifier configured for steering cloned traffic through a service function chain. The service classifier is configured to create a cloned data packet by creating a copy of a data packet; activate a mirror bit in a network service header (NSH) of the cloned data packet, the mirror bit identifying the cloned packet to a service function forwarder network element as a cloned packet; and transmit the cloned packet to the service function forwarder network element.
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