Abstract: Technology related to processing network packets in a subscriber-aware manner is disclosed. In one example, a method includes selecting one or more subscribers to move from a first network processing node to a second network processing node. In response to the selection, subscriber data associated with the one or more subscribers can be programmed at the second network processing node. After the subscriber data associated with the one or more subscribers is programmed on the second network processing node, a software defined network (SDN) switch can be reprogrammed to forward network traffic having network addresses associated with the one or more subscribers to the second network processing node instead of the first network processing node.

Abstract: Technology related to processing network packets in a subscriber-aware manner is disclosed. In one example, a method includes selecting one or more subscribers to move from a first network processing node to a second network processing node. In response to the selection, subscriber data associated with the one or more subscribers can be programmed at the second network processing node. After the subscriber data associated with the one or more subscribers is programmed on the second network processing node, a software defined network (SDN) switch can be reprogrammed to forward network traffic having network addresses associated with the one or more subscribers to the second network processing node instead of the first network processing node.

Abstract: Embodiments are directed towards managing name service communications using traffic management computers (TMCs). TMCs may extract values from a name service reply received from one or more name service computers. TMCs may provide a name service key based on the values extracted from the name service reply. Accordingly, if a new flow may be detected further actions may be performed, including: TMCs may extract values from a network packet associated with the new flow; TMCs may provide a flow key based on one or more values from one or more fields of a network packet associated with the new flow; TMCs may compare the flow key to one or more name service keys; and if the comparison may be affirmative, TMCs may apply one or more traffic management policies associated with the affirmative comparison.