Patent ID: 9009782
Filing Date: 2015-04-14
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: receiving a data packet from a first computer system at a network service dispatcher system, wherein the data packet includes session attributes identifying the first computer system and a second computer system; identifying, by the network service dispatcher, one or more policies that correspond to sending the data packet between the first computer system and the second computer system; generating, by the network service dispatcher, one or more sets of sub-session connection information corresponding to the identified one or more policies, wherein at least one of the one or more sets of sub-session connection information correspond to sending the data packet to one or more network service appliances prior to sending the data packet to the second computer system; generating a forward session entry that includes a session identifier based upon the session attributes, wherein the forward session entry links the session identifier to the one or more sets of sub-session connection information; and sending, by the network service dispatcher, the data packet to the one or more network service appliances based upon the forward session entry.