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. 25, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2022
At&t Intellectual Property I, L.p., Atlanta, GA (US);
John B. Bartell, Milton, GA (US);
Zhi Cui, Sugar Hill, GA (US);
AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example: obtaining first information identifying a first path between a source node located in a network and a destination node located in the network, wherein the first path comprises a first plurality of nodes including at least one first intermediate node between the source node and the destination node, and wherein the first information comprises first latency information that identifies a first travel latency that exists on the first path between the source node and the destination node; obtaining second information identifying a second path between the source node and the destination node, wherein the second path comprises a second plurality of nodes including at least the source node and the destination node, and wherein the second information comprises second latency information that identifies a second travel latency that exists on the second path between the source node and the destination node; and selecting as a selected path either the first path or the second path, the selecting being based upon the first travel latency and the second travel latency, wherein the selecting is such that the selected path is capable of carrying a packet from the source node to the destination node in less time than the one of the first path or the second path that is not selected. Other embodiments are disclosed.