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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2015
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Dana L. Blair, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Anand Oswal, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a device in a network determines one or more network metrics regarding operation of the network. The device determines one or more policy constraints regarding the routing of network traffic through a virtual service platform (VSP). The device generates a VSP usage policy based on the one or more network metrics and on the one or more policy constraints. The VSP usage policy is operable to cause traffic in the network to be routed through a particular VSP that is selected based on the VSP usage policy. The device causes the VSP usage policy to be implemented in the network.