Metadata may be embedded in a service chain header (SCH) appended to a packet that is
forwarded over a service chain path. The metadata may include information that is used to …

Solutions to packet forwarding along a service function path (SFP) by using packet-based
transport are provided, where the destination address field in the transport tunnel packet …

An example method is provided in one example embodiment and may include receiving
traffic associated with at least one of a mobile network and a Gi-Local Area Network (Gi …

Abstract Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are provided for facilitating the
implementation of an operations, administration, and management (OAM) protocol in a …

2018-09-02 Assigned to VMWARE, INC. reassignment VMWARE, INC. ASSIGNMENT OF
ASSIGNORS INTEREST (SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS). Assignors: FENG, YONG, JAIN …

A method is provided in one example embodiment and may include receiving a first Internet
protocol (IP) flow for an IP session for a subscriber; selecting a first service function group …

(NRSF); receive a duplicate packet of the incoming packet; rewrite a service header of the
duplicate packet to identify a second SFC having a second SPI, wherein the second SPI is …

In one embodiment, a method includes creating a catalog of service function (" SF”) profiles,
wherein each of the profiles is associated with an SF and indicates a type of the associ ated …

A method is provided in one example embodiment and includes receiving at a network
element a packet including a Network Services Header (“NSH”), in which the NSH includes …

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