Patent ID: 9479402
Filing Date: 2016-10-25
CPC Classification: H04L

Claim Text:
1. A method comprising: receiving, by a first device, first network traffic; determining, by the first device, that a service is to be applied to the first network traffic; sending, by the first device, the first network traffic to a second device to apply the service to the first network traffic based on determining that the service is to be applied to the first network traffic, receiving, by the first device, second network traffic; determining, by the first device and after receiving the second network traffic, that the service is to be applied to the second network traffic by the second device and the third device after the service plane is created in the third device; sending, by the first device and based on determining that the service is to be applied to the second network traffic by the second device and the third device, a first portion of the second network traffic to the second device to apply the service to the first portion of the second network traffic; sending, by the first device and based on determining that the service is to be applied to the second network traffic by the second device and the third device, a second portion of the second network traffic to the third device to apply the service to the second portion of the second network traffic; receiving, from the second device, the first portion of the second network traffic after the service is applied to the first portion of the second network traffic; and receiving, from the third device, the second portion of the second network traffic after the service is applied to the second portion of the second network traffic.