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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2014
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Kevin D. Shatzkamer, Hingham, MA (US);
Hendrikus G. P. Bosch, Aalsmeer, NL;
Warren Scott Wainner, Sterling, VA (US);
James N. Guichard, New Boston, NH (US);
Surendra M. Kumar, San Ramon, CA (US);
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A first virtual machine is established in a virtual private service chain to provide a first network service to virtual private service chain traffic. A second virtual machine is also established the virtual private service chain to provide a second network service to the virtual private service chain traffic. The virtual private service chain traffic is encrypted for transmission within the virtual private service chain from the first virtual machine to the second virtual machine, wherein the encryption uses a key shared by the first and second virtual machines.