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A Framework for Constructing Service Function Chaining Systems Based on Segment Routing
draft-li-spring-sr-sfc-control-plane-framework-03

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Authors Cheng Li , Ahmed El Sawaf , Ruizhao Hu , Zhenbin Li
Last updated 2021-05-03 (Latest revision 2020-10-30)
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Abstract

Segment Routing (SR) allows for a flexible definition of end-to-end paths by encoding paths as sequences of topological sub-paths, called "segments". Segment routing architecture can be implemented over an MPLS data plane as well as an IPv6 data plane. Service Function Chaining (SFC) provides support for the creation of composite services that consist of an ordered set of Service Functions (SF) that are to be applied to packets and/or frames selected as a result of classification. SFC can be implemented based on several technologies, such as Network Service Header (NSH) and SR. This document describes a framework for constructing SFC based on Segment Routing. The document reviews the control plane solutions for route distribution of service function instance and service function path, and steering packets into a service function chain.

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Cheng Li
Ahmed El Sawaf
Ruizhao Hu
Zhenbin Li

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