System for distributing flow to distributed service nodes using a unified application identifier
AssigneeCisco Technology, Inc.
InventorsJimmy Ervin, Mani Ramasamy, Scott Alexander, Steven Rempe, Venkataraman Anand
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a method includes obtaining a flow, identifying an application associated with the flow, and identifying a first unique application identifier (UAID) for the application. The first UAID uniquely identifies the application. The method also includes adding the first UAID to the flow, and routing the flow through a network after adding the first UAID to the flow.
Claims19
A method comprising:
- obtaining a flow;
- identifying an application associated with the flow;
- identifying a first unique application identifier (UAID) for the application, wherein the first UAID uniquely identifies the application;
- adding the first UAID to the flow;
- and
- routing the flow through a network after adding the first UAID to the flow.
A tangible, non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising computer program code, the computer program code, when executed, configured to:
- obtain a flow;
- identify an application associated with the flow;
- identify a first unique application identifier (UAID) for the application, wherein the first UAID uniquely identifies the application;
- add the first UAID to the flow;
- and
- route the flow through a network after adding the first UAID to the flow.
An apparatus comprising:
- means for obtaining a flow;
- means for identifying an application associated with the flow;
- means for identifying a first unique application identifier (UAID) for the application, wherein the first UAID uniquely identifies the application;
- means for adding the first UAID to the flow;
- and
- means for routing the flow through a network after adding the first UAID to the flow.
An apparatus comprising:
- an input/output (I/O) interface, wherein the I/O interface is configured to intercept a flow;
- and
- a service module, the service module being configured to identify an application with which the flow is associated, the service module further being configured to identify a first unique application identifier that identifies the application and to embed the first unique application identifier in the flow, wherein the service module is still further arranged to cause the flow to be provided to a network through the I/O interface after the first unique application identifier is embedded in the flow.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.