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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2006
Applicants:
Fred Bauer, Burlingame, CA (US);
Peter Cnudde, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Lee Yang, Campbell, CA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
SRI International, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A network processing device calculates variable link metrics and then prioritizes selection of network links for sending packets according to the calculated variable link metrics. The variable link metrics can include a link capacity index that represents a combination of platform and interface capabilities for nodes on opposite ends of the network links. The link metrics can also include an expected retransmission value that indicates the percentage of packets that may have to be transmitted over different links.