Patent ID: 8601126
Filing Date: 2013-12-03
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for processing a flow of packets, comprising: receiving, via a processor, a packet from the flow; classifying, via the processor, the flow based on characteristics of the flow; matching, via the processor, the flow to a matched resource from a plurality of presently available resources in accordance with the characteristics of the flow and characteristics of the matched resource, wherein the characteristics of the flow and the characteristics of the matched resource comprise a throughput, wherein the characteristics of the flow and the matched resource further comprise a packet loss parameter, wherein the matched resource comprises a path, wherein the matching comprises computing a difference between the characteristics of the flow and characteristics of each of a plurality of available paths, where the path is selected based on a lowest difference, wherein the difference between the characteristics of the flow and characteristics of each of a plurality of available paths only accounts for path criteria that are lower than flow criteria; and forwarding, via the processor, the packet from the flow to the matched resource for processing.