The IESG has received a request from the Service Function Chaining WG (sfc) to consider the following document: - 'Service Function Chaining (SFC) Architecture' <draft-ietf-sfc-architecture-07.txt> as Informational RFC The IESG plans to make a decision in the next few weeks, and solicits final comments on this action. Please send substantive comments to the ietf@ietf.org mailing lists by 2015-05-25. Exceptionally, comments may be sent to iesg@ietf.org instead. In either case, please retain the beginning of the Subject line to allow automated sorting. Abstract This document describes an architecture for the specification, creation, and ongoing maintenance of Service Function Chains (SFC) in a network. It includes architectural concepts, principles, and components used in the construction of composite services through deployment of SFCs, with a focus on those to be standardized in the IETF. This document does not propose solutions, protocols, or extensions to existing protocols. The file can be obtained via https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-sfc-architecture/ IESG discussion can be tracked via https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-sfc-architecture/ballot/ The following IPR Declarations may be related to this I-D: https://datatracker.ietf.org/ipr/2315/ https://datatracker.ietf.org/ipr/2281/ https://datatracker.ietf.org/ipr/2283/
