1. A method, comprising: receiving a plurality of packet flow rules from multiple network services, wherein each packet flow rule comprises a packet filter and an action list including one or more prioritized actions, wherein each network service has a priority, and wherein the packet flow rules from each network service comprise a priority expressed either by longest prefix, or ordered precedence; generating a unified rule set according to the received packet flow rules, wherein said generating comprises: identifying conflicts between rule pairs, wherein each rule pair includes a higher priority rule and a lower priority rule; and resolving the identified conflicts according to a priority relationship between the higher priority rule and the lower priority rule.
1. A method, comprising: receiving a plurality of packet flow rules from multiple network services, wherein each packet flow rule comprises a packet filter and an action list including one or more prioritized actions, wherein each network service has a priority, and wherein the packet flow rules from each network service comprise a priority expressed either by longest prefix, or ordered precedence; generating a unified rule set according to the received packet flow rules, wherein said generating comprises: identifying conflicts between rule pairs, wherein each rule pair includes a higher priority rule and a lower priority rule; and resolving the identified conflicts according to a priority relationship between the higher priority rule and the lower priority rule. 11. The method of claim 1 , further comprising reordering one or more rules whose priority is expressed by longest prefix to reflect that same priority through ordered precedence.