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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 02, 2012
Applicants:
Troy Lynette, Broomfield, CO (US);
Gregory Brown, Broomfield, CO (US);
Brad Smeal, Bethel Park, PA (US);
Inventors:
Troy Lynette, Broomfield, CO (US);
Gregory Brown, Broomfield, CO (US);
Brad Smeal, Bethel Park, PA (US);
Assignee:
Level 3 Communications, LLC, Broomfield, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 1/00 (2006.01); H04L 12/26 (2006.01); H04L 12/28 (2006.01); H04L 12/56 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method includes collecting route parameters from a first intermediate node and a second intermediate node that can be configured to communicatively couple a source node to the destination node, determining at least a first route through the first intermediate node and a second route through the second intermediate node, and determining which route among the first route and the second route is optimal according to one or more criteria.