Patent · US Active

System and method associated with a service flow router

US9661522B2 · kind B2 · utility

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6References

21Claims

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Assignee

Cisco Technology, Inc. · US

Inventors

Arun Kavunder · Wilmington, US
Rajeev Koodli · Sunnyvale, US

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 30, 2012
Grant date	May 23, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 5, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02D30/00
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method is provided in one example embodiment and includes configuring a network element for subscriber-specific service chaining and traffic steering, where the configuring includes programming a selected service flow router user plane element with a subscriber context corresponding to a subscriber's session at a subscriber termination function. The subscriber context comprises instructions to steer subscriber traffic through a plurality of services in a network environment.

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