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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2013
Systems and methods for identifying and remedying traffic imbalances and inequities between networks
Level 3 Communications, Llc, Broomfield, CO (US);
David R. Siegel, Niwot, CO (US);
Jonathan Callahan, Lakewood, CO (US);
Lawrence Wayne Gowin, Westminster, CO (US);
Ricky Lynn Nooner, Broomfield, CO (US);
John Kane, Longmont, CO (US);
Kevin John Royer, Denver, CO (US);
Marcellus Nixon, Denver, CO (US);
Level 3 Communications, LLC, Broomfield, CO (US);
Abstract
Implementations described and claimed herein provide systems and methods for balancing network loads across distinct provider networks using enriched network traffic flow data. In one implementation, network traffic flow data representative of network traffic exchanged between a first provider network and a second provider network is generated. The network traffic flow data is enriched using at least one enrichment feed. A network load indication for the first provider network is calculated using the enriched network traffic flow data. The network load indication is a function of a bandwidth measurement and a distance measurement.