The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2024
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Kfir Menachem Toledo, Haifa, IL;
Liran Schour, Yodfat, IL;
Mohamed Mahameed, Umm al Fahm, IL;
Eran Gampel, Tel aviv, IL;
Etai Lev Ran, Nofit, IL;
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An embodiment selects, using performance data of a plurality of paths, a first path, each path comprising a data communication path from a first network endpoint through a subset of a plurality of network elements in a data communication network to a second network endpoint. An embodiment adjusts a packet header of a data packet, wherein a parameter setting in the adjusted data packet header causes a first network element in the data communication network to forward the adjusted data packet to a next network element in the data communication network along the first path. An embodiment sends the adjusted data packet, wherein the adjusted data packet causes a first subset of the plurality of network elements in the data communication network to forward the adjusted data packet to the second network endpoint along the first path.