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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2021
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., Shenzhen, CN;
HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD., Shenzhen, CN;
Abstract
This application discloses a packet processing method that is applied to an EVPN, where the EVPN includes a first network device and a second network device. The method includes: receiving, by the first network device, a VXLAN packet sent by the second network device, where the VXLAN packet includes a path identifier and a service packet, the path identifier indicates a path from the first network device to a VNF device through an IPU, and the service packet includes a destination IP address; determining, by the first network device based on the path identifier, first routing information; and forwarding, by the first network device, the service packet to the VNF device via the IPU based on the first routing information and the destination IP address.