Patent ID: 9426078
Filing Date: 2016-08-23
CPC Classification: H04L

Claim Text:
1. A method of routing a message, the method comprising: at a router, receiving a plurality of network layer or transport layer packets, each packet comprising a header and a payload; at the router: at the router, associating one or more quality of service (QoS) parameters with the connection track based on the data type, and setting a first QoS parameter in the one or more QoS parameters to a first value; at the router, routing the connection track in direct accordance with the one or more QoS parameters, wherein the first QoS parameter is a router path requirement; at the router, routing a plurality of connection tracks; at the router, evaluating a router path status of a first router path specified by the first QoS parameter; and dropping one or more of the connection tracks based upon the first value for the first QoS parameter when the router load exceeds a threshold value.