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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2021
Applicant:
At&t Intellectual Property I, L.p., Atlanta, GA (US);
Inventors:
Avinash Lingala, Edison, NJ (US);
Saud Asif, East Brunswick, NJ (US);
Sunil Maloo, Edison, NJ (US);
James Uttaro, Staten Island, NY (US);
Kevin D'Souza, Yardley, PA (US);
Assignee:
AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 67/63 (2022.01); G06F 9/54 (2006.01); H04L 67/133 (2022.01); H04L 61/25 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 67/63 (2022.05); G06F 9/547 (2013.01); H04L 67/133 (2022.05); H04L 61/25 (2013.01);
Abstract
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, specification of network service functions (e.g., a firewall or network address translation appliance) to be included in a service function path. Routers in a communication network may publish information regarding reachable network service functions and an API may be exposed that provides the information regarding the reachable network service functions. Other embodiments are disclosed.