Cisco Technology, Inc.

Mahadeva Swamy Chandra

Samar Sharma

Goran Saradzic

Pavani Baddepudi

Manjunath Masanagi

In an embodiment, a method is provided. The method includes: storing, in at least one hardware module of a network device having a plurality of ports, attributes for at least one access control list and associated actions that cause network packets received at one of the plurality of ports that match the attributes for the at least one access control list, to be directed into a service chain that includes at least a first network processing application specified according to a port and a second network processing application specified according to an internet protocol (IP) address; and directing a received network packet that matches the attributes for the at least one access control list into the service chain.

Hybrid services insertion

In one embodiment, a network device is provided that comprises a plurality of ports at which network packets are received at the network device and sent from the network device. At least hardware module includes one or more memories that store entries for one or more networking features to be performed to direct network packets with respect to the plurality of ports. A processor is coupled to the at least one hardware module and configured to communicate with the at least one hardware module to store in the one or more memories attributes for one or more access control lists and associated actions that cause network packets which are received that match the attributes for the one or more access control lists, to be directed in a service chain that includes one or more network processing appliances connected to one or more of the plurality of ports.

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Bengaluru, India

Mahadeva Swamy Chandra