Patent ID: 9661085
Date: 2017-05-23
CPC Classifications: H04L,H04Q

Claim:
1. A method comprising: receiving an intelligent service module management request at a switch within a network, the intelligent service module management request is indicative of performing a set of network services and is associated with an intelligent service module; analyzing, by the switch, routing information encapsulated within the intelligent service module management request to identify the intelligent service module, wherein the intelligent service module is configured to provide at least one fabric-based intelligent service based on receiving the intelligent service module management request, wherein the at least one fabric-based intelligent service includes at least one of the network services; and forwarding the intelligent service module management request, by the switch and using the routing information encapsulated within the intelligent service module management request, to the intelligent service module via at least one communication connection; wherein the switch and the intelligent service module are part of a same domain.