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Intelligent devices in a software-defined network

  • US 9,917,775 B2
  • Filed: 12/22/2015
  • Issued: 03/13/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/22/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computing apparatus, comprising:

  • a network interface;

    first one or more logic elements comprising a network function engine to provide a network function; and

    second one or more logic elements comprising a flow table engine operable to;

    receive a network packet via the network interface;

    perform a logging action to make the network packet traceable, the logging action comprising;

    inspecting a role tag of the packet, and determining that the network function has a role selected from a source device, an intermediate device, or a destination device based at least in part on the role tag; and

    notify a software-defined networking (SDN) controller of the role via the network interface.

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