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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2017
British Telecommunications Public Limited Company, London, GB;
Anne-Louise Krug, London, GB;
BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS public limited company, London, GB;
Abstract
Methods and apparatus are disclosed for configuring one or more processors to implement service function chains comprising one or more virtualised service functions. A method according to one aspect, performed by a processing module () implemented on one or more processors (), involves steps being performed in respect of at least one new virtualised service function () to be included in a service function chain of: determining a position in the service function chain at which the new virtualised service function () is to be included; allocating at least one internal address to the new virtualised service function, the at least one internal address being an address to be usable by a switching processor (); and providing to the switching processor () an indication of the at least one internal address allocated to the new virtualised service function ().