Patent ID: 9712446
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: H04L

Claim:
1. An apparatus for controlling transmission of data traffic to a destination node in a network environment, the apparatus comprising: an interface unit configured to obtain information regarding a congestion condition that has occurred on a first routing path during transmission of the data traffic, the first routing path connecting a source node in the network environment to the destination node; and a control unit configured to determine, based on the information, a second routing path to route, to the destination node, a first portion and a second portion of the data traffic along the first routing path and the second routing path, respectively, wherein the control unit is further configured to determine the second routing path to bypass an immediate neighboring node in the first routing path and connect the apparatus to the destination node through another immediate neighboring node, identify, from among a plurality of nodes on the first routing path, a node at which the second routing path diverges from the first routing path, allow the identified node to transmit the first and the second portions along the first and the second routing paths, respectively, when the identified node is the predetermined node, and transmit to the identified node, a notification of the second routing path or a notification of a routing path that is included in the second routing path and extends from the identified node to the destination node, when the identified node is not the predetermined node.