Patent ID: 11876717
Assignee: COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 6:
7. A system comprising:
a computing device; and
a client device;
wherein the computing device comprises:
one or more first processors; and
memory storing first instructions that, when executed by the one or more first processors of the computing device, configure the computing device to:
receive, from the client device, a request for content;
generate, based on the request, a flow identifier;
determine a forward route associated with the flow identifier, wherein the forward route comprises:
the client device,
a destination device storing the content,
a first network device, of a plurality of network devices, between the client device and the destination device, and
an intermediary network device, of the plurality of network devices, between the client device and the destination device; and

send, to the first network device and the intermediary network device, the flow identifier and an instruction to route data packets, from the client device to the destination device, based on the forward route; and

wherein the client device comprises:
one or more second processors; and
memory storing second instructions that, when executed by the one or more second processors of the client device, configure the client device to:
send the request for content.