@misc{rfc7665, series = {Request for Comments}, number = 7665, howpublished = {RFC 7665}, publisher = {RFC Editor}, doi = {10.17487/RFC7665}, url = {https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc7665}, author = {Joel M. Halpern and Carlos Pignataro}, title = {{Service Function Chaining (SFC) Architecture}}, pagetotal = 32, year = 2015, month = oct, abstract = {This document describes an architecture for the specification, creation, and ongoing maintenance of Service Function Chains (SFCs) in a network. It includes architectural concepts, principles, and components used in the construction of composite services through deployment of SFCs, with a focus on those to be standardized in the IETF. This document does not propose solutions, protocols, or extensions to existing protocols.}, }