Subject: Re: [sfc] Proposed redefinition of SFP

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Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2014 17:33:27 +0800

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> Xuxiaohu <[email-masked]> 
  "sfc" <[email-masked]>
> 2014-07-15 10:04

> 
> "Joel M. Halpern" <[email-masked]>, "[email-masked]" <[email-masked]>
> 

> 
> Re: [sfc] Proposed redefinition of SFP
> 
> Hi Joel,
> 
> > To rephrase this a bit (and then if folks agree on the concept, we
> can pick the
> > wording):
> > 
> > The SFP provides a level of indirection between the fully 
abstractnotion of
> > service path as a sequence of functions to be delivered, and the 
> fully specified
> > notion of exactly what instances of SFFs the packet will visit 
> when it actually
> > traverses the network.
> 
> Instances of SFFs or instances of SF?

[Wei]: I guess it means SF instances which are attached to SFFs.

> 
> > By allowing the control components to specify the use of this 
> level of indirection,
> > the deployment may choose the degree of SFF instance selection 
> authority that
> > is delegated to the network.
> 
> SFF instance or SF instance?
> 
> Best regards,
> Xiaohu
> 
> > Yours,
> > Joel
> > 
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