Level 3 Communications, LLC

Kevin John Royer

Mark Taylor

Michael R Mooney

John M Ryan

Isaac Elliott

Nicolas Pujet

Rebecca Greenawalt

David R Siegel

John Kane

Lawrence Wayne Gowin

Ricky Lynn Nooner

Jonathan Callahan

Marcellus Nixon

Isaac K Elliott

Implementations described and claimed herein provide a system and methods for balancing network loads across distinct provider networks. In one implementation, a virtual network representative of at least a first provider network is established having at least one interconnection point where network traffic is exchanged between the first provider network and a second provider network and having at least one provider edge port and at least one potential interconnection point. A measurement of a bandwidth between the at least one provider edge port and the at least one interconnection point is obtained. A measurement of a distance between the at least one provider edge port and a geographically closest of the at least one potential interconnection point or the at least one interconnection point is obtained. A network load indication for the first provider network as a function of the bandwidth measurement and the distance measurement is obtained.

System and methods for identifying and remedying traffic imbalances and inequities between networks

Implementations described and claimed herein provide systems and methods for balancing network loads across distinct provider networks using enriched network traffic flow data. In one implementation, network traffic flow data representative of network traffic exchanged between a first provider network and a second provider network is generated. The network traffic flow data is enriched using at least one enrichment feed. A network load indication for the first provider network is calculated using the enriched network traffic flow data. The network load indication is a function of a bandwidth measurement and a distance measurement.

Systems and methods for identifying and remedying traffic imbalances and inequities between networks

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