Summary

Recommendation ITU-T Y.2774 specifies the functional requirements of deep packet inspection for future networks (e.g., software defined networks (SDNs), network function virtualization (NFV), etc.). The scope of this Recommendation includes the general requirements of deep packet inspection (DPI) for future networks, DPI functional requirements for SDN, DPI functional requirements for NFV,DPI functional requirements for service function chain (SFC) and DPI as a service, as well as DPI functional requirements for network virtualization and DPI functional requirements for evolving mobile networks.