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Service Function Path Optimization
draft-kumar-sfc-sfp-optimization-01

Document Type Replaced Internet-Draft (individual)
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Authors Surendra Kumar , Jim Guichard , Paul Quinn , Joel M. Halpern
Last updated 2016-06-10 (Latest revision 2014-10-24)
Replaced by draft-kumar-sfc-offloads
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Abstract

Service Function Chaining (SFC) enables services to be delivered by selective traffic steering through an ordered set of service functions. Once classified into an SFC, the traffic for a given flow is steered through all the service functions of the SFC for the life of the traffic flow even though this is often not necessary. Steering traffic to service functions only while required and not otherwise, leads to optimal SFCs with improved latencies, reduced resource consumption and better user experience. This document describes the rationale, techniques and necessary protocol extensions to achieve such optimization.

Authors

Surendra Kumar
Jim Guichard
Paul Quinn
Joel M. Halpern

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