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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2013
Applicant:
At&t Intellectual Property I, L.p., Atlanta, GA (US);
Inventors:
Oliver Spatscheck, Randolph, NJ (US);
David L. Applegate, Maplewood, NJ (US);
Alexandre Gerber, Madison, NJ (US);
Carsten Lund, Berkeley Heights, NJ (US);
Assignee:
AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/167 (2006.01); H04L 12/26 (2006.01); H04L 12/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 43/0876 (2013.01); H04L 41/08 (2013.01); H04L 41/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of assigning a server to a client system includes determining an ingress point of the client system and identifying possible egress points for the client system. The method further includes selecting the server from a plurality of servers to reduce network cost and delivery time.