Patent ID: 8046490
Filing Date: 2011-10-25
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method of transmitting data via a network of computers, the method comprising: receiving, at a first node of the network and from a second node of the network, first suggested routing information to a destination node, where the first suggested routing information defines at least one node through which data will be transmitted to the destination node; sending a sample packet to the destination node via the first suggested routing information; determining, with a processor associated with the first node, whether the sample packet was received at the destination node; receiving, at the first node of the network, data from a node of the network, where the data is intended to be sent to the destination node; sending the data to the destination via the first suggested routing information if the sample packet was received at the destination; and automatically rejecting the first suggested routing information if the sample packet was not received at the destination.