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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2013
Applicant:
Futurewei Technologies, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Inventors:
Shujin Zhang, San Carlos, CA (US);
Renwei Li, Fremont, CA (US);
Assignee:
Futurewei Technologies, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 1/00 (2006.01); H04L 12/801 (2013.01); H04L 12/911 (2013.01); H04L 12/913 (2013.01); H04L 12/725 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 47/12 (2013.01); H04L 45/302 (2013.01); H04L 47/724 (2013.01); H04L 47/726 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for internet traffic management, comprising receiving a request for a path set from an application at a network traffic controller, wherein the request contains an intended traffic destination endpoint, evaluating a plurality of network devices in a network, identifying a plurality of paths usable by the application to transmit traffic from the application to the intended traffic destination endpoint, including the plurality of paths in the path set, and sharing the path set with the application.