Service Function Chaining

Service Function Chaining (SFC) is a method used in networking to direct data traffic through a specific sequence of services, such as firewalls, encryption, or load balancers, before reaching its destination. Imagine it as a customizable pipeline where data passes through various security and processing steps in a designated order to ensure proper handling, security, and optimization. SFC enables flexible, automated management of complex network services, improving security and performance while simplifying the deployment of multiple overlapping functions within a network infrastructure.