UDF-BASED TRAFFIC OFFLOADING METHODS AND SYSTEMS

• Main Authors: YAN, Linlin, ZOU, Tao, LU, Donghui
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 01.02.2024
• Subjects: ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRICITY; TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHICCOMMUNICATION

The present disclosure discloses a UDF-based traffic offloading method and a system, the method includes: step 1, performing P4 language programming: performing P4 language programming description on a protocol packet format of the target traffic in a network and a corresponding flow table description on a protocol packet format of the target packet and parsing, matching and offloading rules of the target packet; step 2: compiling and mapping the P4 program by UDF-oriented compilation and mapping method, to an ASIC chip; step 3: in the ASIC chip, matching a traffic offloading rule according to the UDF rule, and executing a traffic offloading action according to the traffic offloading rule, where the traffic offloading action includes offloading the target packet to a corresponding processing node or discarding the target packet.