Method, apparatus, and system for forwarding packet in service function chaining SFC
US11075839B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 30, 2018 |
| Grant date | Jul 27, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 6, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L47/17
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The disclosure application discloses a method. The method includes: determining, by a control node, routing entry information of a service function forwarding node in a SFP in the SFC, where the routing entry information records a mapping relationship between route prefix information and next hop information, the route prefix information includes a SPI and a SI, the SPI is used to identify the SFP, the SI is used to identify a location of the service function forwarding node in the SFP, and the next hop information is used to indicate a next hop node of the service function forwarding node in the SFP; and sending, by the control node, the routing entry information to the service function forwarding node, where the routing entry information is used by the service function forwarding node to generate a forwarding table used to instruct the service function forwarding node to forward a packet.
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