Patent ID: 9344361
Filing Date: 2016-05-17
CPC Classification: H04L

Claim Text:
1. A computer-implemented method for virtually routing a first data stream from a source to a destination, comprising: (a) determining, by an edge router, a first virtual router and a first default path from the edge router to the first virtual router; (b) in response to receiving a first packet in the first data stream by the edge router, attaching routing information to the first packet; (c) sending, by the edge router, the first packet received in (b) to the first virtual router along the first default path; (d) in response to receiving a second packet from the first data stream by the edge router, sending the second packet to the first virtual router along the first default path; (e) receiving, by the edge router, a first instruction from the first virtual router to configure the edge router to route data such that at least a first portion of the first data stream is routed along a first path determined through a plurality of interconnected routers from the source to the destination; and (f) configuring the edge router according to the first instruction received in (e).