2017 · 77 citations · 4 references
ComputingComputer ScienceComputer SystemsComputer NetworksInterconnection NetworksVirtualizationNetwork Function VirtualizationNetwork VirtualizationRoutingRouting ArchitectureSoftware-defined NetworkingVirtual Network FunctionsIpv6 AddressingNetwork Function Virtualization InfrastructureNfv ArchitectureNfv InfrastructureNfv ManagementSegment RoutingVirtualized Network FunctionsVnf Chaining
This paper presents an architecture to support Vir- tual Network Functions (VNFs) chaining using the IPv6 Segment Routing (SR) network programming model. Two classes of VNFs are considered: SR-aware and SR-unaware. The operations to support both SR-aware and SR-unaware VNFs are described at an architectural level and we propose a solution for SR-unaware VNFs hosted in a NFV node. An Open Source implementation of the proposed solution for a Linux based NFV host is available and a set of performance measurements have been carried out in a testbed.
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