Patent ID: 9344355
Filing Date: 2016-05-17
CPC Classification: H04L

Claim Text:
1. A method, comprising: determining, based on reversing communication paths established in a first direction in a communication network, a plurality of communication paths in a second direction in the communication network; monitoring a path quality of the communication paths in the second direction to determine a presence of an asymmetric path; determining, based on the monitored path quality, whether the communication paths in the second direction satisfy a communication requirement and whether the communication paths are asymmetric; detecting an asymmetric communication path of unacceptable quality in the second direction when the particular communication path in the second direction fails to satisfy the communication requirement; in response to detecting the asymmetric communication path of unacceptable quality in the second direction, determining whether an alternative next-hop selection of a remote node exists that would remove the asymmetric communication path of unacceptable quality; and in response to determining that the alternate next-hop exists, modifying the alternative next-hop selection of the remote node.