@techreport{huang-spring-sr-hsfc-00, number = {draft-huang-spring-sr-hsfc-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-huang-spring-sr-hsfc/00/}, author = {Hongyi Huang and Xia Chen and Zhenbin Li}, title = {{Hierarchical Service Function Chaining with Segment Routing}}, pagetotal = 15, year = 2023, month = mar, day = 13, abstract = {SFC offers ordered list of service functions applied to packets, include traditional network service functions and application- specific functions. hSFC defines a hierarchical architecture to deploy SFC in large networks, typically spanning multiple data centers or domains. This document complements RFC 8459 to enable SR-based hSFC. This document specifies and categorizes the interactions between upper- level domains and lower-level sub-domains and appends SR-specific support in constructing hSFC.}, }