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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 04, 2016
Applicant:
Zte Corporation, Shenzhen, CN;
Assignee:
XI'AN Zhongxing New Software Co., LTD, Shaanxi, CN;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/66 (2006.01); H04L 29/12 (2006.01); H04L 12/715 (2013.01); H04L 12/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 61/2596 (2013.01); H04L 12/4633 (2013.01); H04L 12/66 (2013.01); H04L 45/04 (2013.01); H04L 45/64 (2013.01); H04L 61/1541 (2013.01); H04L 61/2076 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method, device and system for message forwarding are provided. The method may include the following acts. A second device in a second domain receives a first message from a first domain. The second device allocates, for the first message, a second Service Function Path Identifier (SFPID) corresponding to a Service Function Chain (SFC) in the second domain, and obtains a second message. The second device sends the second message to one or more other devices, except the second device, in the second domain.