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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2023
Filed:
May. 11, 2022
Nicira, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Sami Boutros, Union City, CA (US);
Mani Kancherla, Cupertino, CA (US);
Dharmaraja Rajan, Miami, FL (US);
Philip Kippen, Fall City, WA (US);
Yashika Narang, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Chidambareswaran Raman, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Nicira, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
The technology disclosed herein enables a dynamic chain of service functions for processing network traffic. In a particular embodiment, a method includes, in a logical router for a logical network connecting service functions, receiving a network packet from a service function over the logical network after the network packet has been processed by the service function. The method further includes determining a new classification of the network packet and determining a next service function based on application of a service chain policy to the new classification. The method also includes directing the network packet to the next service function over the logical network.