diff --git a/common/include/utils.h b/common/include/utils.h
index 77a5951..99f5f47 100644
--- a/common/include/utils.h
+++ b/common/include/utils.h
@@ -53,6 +53,19 @@ struct sids
 void sids_write_once(struct sids *dst, struct sids *src);
 void sids_copy(struct sids *dst, struct sids *src);
 
+/******************************************************************************
+ * route_ctx
+ ******************************************************************************/
+
+struct route_ctx
+{
+    char data[64];
+    int len;
+};
+
+int route_ctx_is_empty(struct route_ctx *ctx);
+void route_ctx_copy(struct route_ctx *dst, struct route_ctx *src);
+
 /******************************************************************************
  * throughput_metrics
  ******************************************************************************/
diff --git a/common/src/utils.cpp b/common/src/utils.cpp
index 2243e02..29c3318 100644
--- a/common/src/utils.cpp
+++ b/common/src/utils.cpp
@@ -122,6 +122,28 @@ void sids_copy(struct sids *dst, struct sids *src)
     }
 }
 
+/******************************************************************************
+ * route_ctx
+ ******************************************************************************/
+
+int route_ctx_is_empty(struct route_ctx *ctx)
+{
+    if (ctx->len == 0)
+    {
+        return 1;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        return 0;
+    }
+}
+
+void route_ctx_copy(struct route_ctx *dst, struct route_ctx *src)
+{
+    memcpy(dst->data, src->data, src->len);
+    dst->len = src->len;
+}
+
 /******************************************************************************
  * throughput_metrics
  ******************************************************************************/
diff --git a/platform/include/sce.h b/platform/include/sce.h
index 584b579..49d47d8 100644
--- a/platform/include/sce.h
+++ b/platform/include/sce.h
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ struct packet_info
 
     char *header_data;
     int header_len;
+
+    struct sids sids;
+    struct route_ctx route_ctx;
 };
 
 struct session_ctx
@@ -52,8 +55,8 @@ struct session_ctx
     struct fixed_num_array policy_ids;
     uint64_t session_id;
 
-    char raw_pkt_i2e_route_ctx[64];
-    char raw_pkt_e2i_route_ctx[64];
+    struct route_ctx raw_pkt_i2e_route_ctx;
+    struct route_ctx raw_pkt_e2i_route_ctx;
 
     struct sids raw_pkt_i2e_sids;
     struct sids raw_pkt_e2i_sids;
diff --git a/platform/src/packet_io.cpp b/platform/src/packet_io.cpp
index 52bbaa7..f83c123 100644
--- a/platform/src/packet_io.cpp
+++ b/platform/src/packet_io.cpp
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ struct metadata
     int traffic_is_decrypted; // only raw packet set traffic_is_decrypted
 
     struct sids sids;
-    char route_ctx[64];
+    struct route_ctx route_ctx;
 };
 
 /******************************************************************************
@@ -544,7 +544,8 @@ static int packet_io_get_metadata(marsio_buff_t *rx_buff, struct metadata *meta)
 #endif
     }
 
-    if (marsio_buff_get_metadata(rx_buff, MR_BUFF_ROUTE_CTX, meta->route_ctx, sizeof(meta->route_ctx)) <= 0)
+    meta->route_ctx.len = marsio_buff_get_metadata(rx_buff, MR_BUFF_ROUTE_CTX, meta->route_ctx.data, sizeof(meta->route_ctx.data));
+    if (meta->route_ctx.len <= 0)
     {
         LOG_ERROR("%s: unable to get route_ctx from metadata", LOG_TAG_PKTIO);
         return -1;
@@ -604,9 +605,9 @@ static int packet_io_set_metadata(marsio_buff_t *tx_buff, struct metadata *meta)
 #endif
     }
 
-    if (strlen(meta->route_ctx))
+    if (meta->route_ctx.len > 0)
     {
-        if (marsio_buff_set_metadata(tx_buff, MR_BUFF_ROUTE_CTX, meta->route_ctx, sizeof(meta->route_ctx)) != 0)
+        if (marsio_buff_set_metadata(tx_buff, MR_BUFF_ROUTE_CTX, meta->route_ctx.data, meta->route_ctx.len) != 0)
         {
             LOG_ERROR("%s: unable to set route_ctx for metadata", LOG_TAG_PKTIO);
             return -1;
@@ -752,17 +753,17 @@ static enum raw_pkt_action handle_raw_packet(struct packet_io *handle, marsio_bu
     if (meta.dir_is_e2i)
     {
         sids_write_once(&(s_ctx->raw_pkt_e2i_sids), &(meta.sids));
-        if (!strlen(s_ctx->raw_pkt_e2i_route_ctx))
+        if (route_ctx_is_empty(&s_ctx->raw_pkt_e2i_route_ctx))
         {
-            memcpy(s_ctx->raw_pkt_e2i_route_ctx, meta.route_ctx, sizeof(s_ctx->raw_pkt_e2i_route_ctx));
+            route_ctx_copy(&s_ctx->raw_pkt_e2i_route_ctx, &meta.route_ctx);
         }
     }
     else
     {
         sids_write_once(&(s_ctx->raw_pkt_i2e_sids), &(meta.sids));
-        if (!strlen(s_ctx->raw_pkt_i2e_route_ctx))
+        if (route_ctx_is_empty(&s_ctx->raw_pkt_i2e_route_ctx))
         {
-            memcpy(s_ctx->raw_pkt_i2e_route_ctx, meta.route_ctx, sizeof(s_ctx->raw_pkt_i2e_route_ctx));
+            route_ctx_copy(&s_ctx->raw_pkt_i2e_route_ctx, &meta.route_ctx);
         }
     }
 
@@ -932,12 +933,12 @@ static enum inject_pkt_action handle_inject_packet(struct packet_io *handle, mar
     if (meta.dir_is_e2i)
     {
         sids_copy(&meta.sids, &s_ctx->raw_pkt_e2i_sids);
-        memcpy(meta.route_ctx, s_ctx->raw_pkt_e2i_route_ctx, sizeof(s_ctx->raw_pkt_e2i_route_ctx));
+        route_ctx_copy(&meta.route_ctx, &s_ctx->raw_pkt_e2i_route_ctx);
     }
     else
     {
         sids_copy(&meta.sids, &s_ctx->raw_pkt_i2e_sids);
-        memcpy(meta.route_ctx, s_ctx->raw_pkt_i2e_route_ctx, sizeof(s_ctx->raw_pkt_i2e_route_ctx));
+        route_ctx_copy(&meta.route_ctx, &s_ctx->raw_pkt_i2e_route_ctx);
     }
     LOG_DEBUG("%s: session %lu get metadata from inject packet, META={raw_len: %d, dir_is_e2i: %d, traffic_is_decrypted: %d, sf_index: %d}", LOG_TAG_PKTIO, meta.session_id, meta.raw_len, meta.dir_is_e2i, meta.traffic_is_decrypted, sf_index);
 
@@ -1188,6 +1189,9 @@ static int handle_session_opening(struct metadata *meta, struct ctrl_pkt_parser
     s_ctx->first_ctrl_pkt.addr_string = addr_tuple4_to_str(&(s_ctx->first_ctrl_pkt.tuple4));
     s_ctx->first_ctrl_pkt.header_data = strndup(meta->raw_data, meta->l7_offset);
     s_ctx->first_ctrl_pkt.header_len = meta->l7_offset;
+    sids_copy(&s_ctx->first_ctrl_pkt.sids, &meta->sids);
+    route_ctx_copy(&s_ctx->first_ctrl_pkt.route_ctx, &meta->route_ctx);
+
     s_ctx->chaining = selected_chaining_create(policy_enforce_max_chaining_size(thread->ref_enforcer));
 
     LOG_INFO("%s: session %lu %s active first", LOG_TAG_PKTIO, s_ctx->session_id, s_ctx->first_ctrl_pkt.addr_string);
@@ -1275,6 +1279,7 @@ static void send_event_log(struct session_ctx *s_ctx, int thread_seq, void *ctx)
     meta.l7_offset = s_ctx->first_ctrl_pkt.header_len;
     meta.sids.num = 1;
     meta.sids.elems[0] = sce_ctx->firewall_sids;
+    route_ctx_copy(&meta.route_ctx, &s_ctx->first_ctrl_pkt.route_ctx);
     packet_io_set_metadata(tx_buffs[0], &meta);
     marsio_send_burst(packet_io->dev_nf_interface.mr_path, thread_seq, tx_buffs, 1);