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OPENFLOW communication method and system, controller, and service gateway

  • US 10,148,565 B2
  • Filed: 12/05/2016
  • Issued: 12/04/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/03/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A communication method, comprising:

  • receiving a transfer processing request sent by a service gateway, wherein the transfer processing request comprises an action that needs to be transferred;

    selecting one server as a virtual switch based on the action that needs to be transferred and a network topology structure;

    delivering a first flow table to the service gateway, wherein the first flow table is used by the service gateway to forward a packet to the virtual switch; and

    delivering a second flow table to the virtual switch, wherein the second flow table comprises an instruction used to instruct the virtual switch to execute the action on the packet such that the virtual switch executes the action on the packet and sends the packet obtained after the action is executed to a destination server of the packet.

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