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    • 5. 发明申请
    • EXPLICITLY ADDRESSED SERVICE FUNCTION CHAINING
    • WO2018137761A1
    • 2018-08-02
    • PCT/EP2017/051479
    • 2017-01-25
    • NEC LABORATORIES EUROPE GMBH
    • SIRACUSANO, GiuseppeBIFULCO, Roberto
    • H04L12/721H04L12/24H04L12/725
    • A method for service function chaining in a network, comprises defining, for a flow of network packets sent from a source node (4) to a destination node, a chain of selected network service functions (1) to be traversed by the flow, wherein each of the selected network service functions (1) is attached or connected to a programmable switch (2) capable of operating as a packet forwarding element, generating a chain establishment packet that contains network identifier information about the selected network service functions (1) and that is configured as a regular network packet to be delivered to the destination node along a network path that includes the programmable switches (2) to which the selected network service functions (1) are attached or connected, wherein each of the programmable switches (2), upon receipt of the chain establishment packet and based on the network identifier information about the selected network service functions (1) contained in the chain establishment packet, performs installation of packet forwarding rules for the flow together with network address and port translation operations, and selects, on behalf of the respective attached or connected network service function (1), socket parameters to be used by the network service function (1) for processing the flow. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a network switch and a network addressable apparatus hosting a network service function.