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Next Gen Services Feature Configuration Overview

date_range 06-Dec-23

To configure services with Next Gen Services, you need to configure the following objects:

  • Service rules

  • Service sets

  • Services interfaces

Service Rules and Rule Sets

Service rules specify a set of matching conditions and a set of actions to apply to traffic when it matches the conditions. For example, a stateful firewall rule can specify a destination address that must be matched, and take the action of dropping packets that have that destination address.

Service rule sets consist of a group of services rules that belong to the same category. For example, a stateful firewall rule set consists of stateful firewall rules.

Service Sets

A service set specifies one or more service rules or rule sets to apply to traffic. The service set also specifies a services interface, which indicates where the services processing is performed.

A service set is either an interface-style service set or a next-hop-style service set.

Interface-Style Service Set

The service set applies the service rules to all traffic that flows through a particular interface.

Next-Hop-Style Service Set

The service set applies the service rules to traffic that is destined for a particular next hop. You must redirect the next-hop traffic to the services interface that the service set uses.

Services Interfaces

A services interface indicates where a service is applied to traffic. Services interfaces are not physical links to external devices.

If a service is performed on an MX-SPC3 services card, the service interface has the format:

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vms-slot-number/pic-number/port-number

If a service is performed on a line card’s PFE (inline services), the service interface has the format si-slot-number/pic-number/0.

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