@techreport{gu-sfc-extend-architecture-00, number = {draft-gu-sfc-extend-architecture-00}, type = {Internet-Draft}, institution = {Internet Engineering Task Force}, publisher = {Internet Engineering Task Force}, note = {Work in Progress}, url = {https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-gu-sfc-extend-architecture/00/}, author = {Rong Gu and Chen Li}, title = {{Service Function Chain Extension Architecture}}, pagetotal = 6, year = 2015, month = mar, day = 8, abstract = {An extended architecture in service function chain is provided including the applications to tenants, SDN controller, network function virtualized manager (NFVM) and the service function node. Auto-deployed self-service is provided by the orchestration of SDN controller and NFV manager. Besides, fundamental configurations and the realizations of the service function chaining are introduced with requirements raised. Benefitting from the Network function virtualization (NFV) and cloud technologies, SFC in virtual networks can bring convenient and elastic network to the customers with central management to the operators.}, }