Paul Michael Quinn

US Patent:

20150334027, Nov 19, 2015

Filed:

May 23, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/285843

Inventors:

- San Jose CA, US
Ian McDowell Campbell - Bow Mar CO, US
Humberto J. La Roche - Ocean NJ, US
James N. Guichard - New Boston NH, US
Surendra M. Kumar - San Ramon CA, US
Paul Quinn - Wellesley MA, US
Alessandro Duminuco - Milano, IT
Jeffrey Napper - Delft, NL
Ravi Shekhar - Pune, IN

Assignee:

CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. - San Jose CA

International Classification:

H04L 12/851
H04W 72/04
H04L 12/801

Abstract:

An example method is provided in one example embodiment and may include receiving a packet for a subscriber at a gateway, wherein the gateway includes a local policy anchor for interfacing with one or more policy servers and one or more classifiers for interfacing with one or more service chains, each service chain including one or more services accessible by the gateway; determining a service chain to receive the subscriber's packet; appending the subscriber's packet with a header, wherein the header includes, at least in part, identification information for the subscriber and an Internet Protocol (IP) address for the local policy anchor; and injecting the packet including the header into the service chain determined for the subscriber.

US Patent:

20150334595, Nov 19, 2015

Filed:

May 16, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/279724

Inventors:

- San Jose CA, US
Ian McDowell Campbell - Bow Mar CO, US
Humberto J. La Roche - Ocean NJ, US
James N. Guichard - New Boston NH, US
Surendra M. Kumar - San Ramon CA, US
Paul Quinn - Wellesley MA, US
Alessandro Duminuco - Milano, IT
Jeffrey Napper - Delft, NL
Ravi Shekhar - Pune, IN

Assignee:

CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. - San Jose CA

International Classification:

H04W 28/02
H04L 12/24

Abstract:

An example method is provided in one example embodiment and may include receiving a packet for a subscriber at a gateway, wherein the gateway includes a local policy anchor for interfacing with one or more policy servers and one or more classifiers for interfacing with one or more service chains, each service chain including one or more services accessible by the gateway; determining a service chain to receive the subscriber's packet; appending the subscriber's packet with a header, wherein the header includes, at least in part, identification information for the subscriber and an Internet Protocol (IP) address for the local policy anchor; and injecting the packet including the header into the service chain determined for the subscriber.