公开(公告)号：US20190124013A1

公开(公告)日：2019-04-25

申请号：US15791616

申请日：2017-10-24

Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Prasannakumar MURUGESAN ,  Ajeet Pal Singh GILL ,  Aeneas Sean DODD-NOBLE ,  David A. JOHNSON ,  Ian McDowell CAMPBELL

IPC: H04L12/851 ,  H04L12/721

CPC classification number: H04L47/2483 ,  G06F13/00 ,  G06F13/128 ,  H04L45/38

Abstract: In accordance with various implementations, a method is performed at a data plane node with one or more processors, non-transitory memory, and a control interface between a network function module associated with the data plane node and a switch associated with the data plane node. The method includes determining whether an offload capability is available for a data flow received at an ingress network interface of the data plane node. The method also includes determining whether the data flow satisfies offload criteria in response to determining that the offload capability is available. The method includes bypassing the network function module associated with the data plane node and providing the data flow to at least one of the switch associated with the data plane node or an egress network interface associated with the data plane node in response to determining the offload capability is available and the offload criteria is satisfied.