Link selection for communication with a service function cluster

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10218616
APP PUB NO 20180026887A1
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15216294

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Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for improving the reliability of service function (SF) application in a service function chain (SFC) are provided. In some aspects, the subject technology facilitates automatic service function type validation by a service function forwarder (SFF), for example, by using a probe configured query a function type of a SF module associated with the validating SFF.

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CISCO TECHNOLOGY INC170 WEST TASMAN DRIVE SAN JOSE CA 95134

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Asati, Rajiv San Jose, US 130 2735
Nainar, Nagendra Kumar San Jose, US 267 3087
Pignataro, Carlos M Raleigh, US 372 5594

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