Service chain overlay network operations visibility via data packets

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10348648
APP PUB NO 20170339072A1
SERIAL NO

15156689

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In one embodiment, a particular service chain data packet is received by a particular service node, with the service chain data packet including a header identifying service chain information. The particular service node applies a service to the particular service chain data packet. The particular service node adds service-layer operations data to the particular service chain data packet, with the service-layer operations data related to the current service function or the particular service node. Subsequently, the particular service node sends the particular service chain data packet with the service-layer operations data from the particular service node. In one embodiment, networking operations data is also added to the particular service chain data packet. In one embodiment, an egress service node removes the service-layer (and possibly networking) operations data and forwards to another system, possibly after processing this operations data.

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  • CISCO TECHNOLOGY INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Brockners, Frank Cologne, DE 81 951
Pignataro, Carlos M Raleigh, US 355 4843
Ward, David Delano Somerset, US 114 1647

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