Citrix Systems, Inc.

Janraj C J

Vivekanand Rangaraman

Jyotheeswara Rao Kurma

Jyotheeshswara Rao Kurma

The disclosure is directed towards systems and methods for performing service tag switching. A device intermediary to a client and a server receives a packet including a virtual network device identifier tag that identifies a list of functions to be performed on the packet. The device tags the packet with a first service tag identifying a first functional entity of the device to which to route the packet. The device routes the packet to the first functional entity to perform a first function. Responsive to the first function being performed, the device selects a subsequent service tag identifying a subsequent functional entity to route the packet. The device tags the packet with the subsequent service tag and routes the packet to the subsequent functional entity. Once the list of functions to be performed on the packet have been performed, the device forwards the packet to its destination.

Systems and methods for performing service tag switching in an application delivery controller

Systems and methods of the present disclosure relate to allocating ports for packets distributed via a computer network. A packet engine on a core of a multicore device intermediary between a client and a server receives a first packet from the client. The first packet includes an outer header of an encapsulation protocol encapsulating a payload with an inner header. The first packet is directed by a packet distributor of the device to the first core selected based on a first tuple of the outer header. A port allocator of the packet engine determines a source port number to cause the packet distributor to identify the first core based on a second tuple of the inner header. The packet engine modifies the inner header of the payload to include the determined source port number. The device forwards the first packet including the modified inner header to the server.

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Janraj C J