Patent ID: 7685311
Filing Date: 2010-03-23
Classification: G06F,H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for routing network traffic, comprising: receiving network traffic over a network; determining a destination for the network traffic; obtaining geographic information on one of a source or the destination using an IP address of the source or destination; maintaining a database of historical data on historical network traffic; deriving a geographic location of an intermediate host through which the network traffic will be directed on the network traffic's way to the destination, using an IP address of the intermediate host by performing the steps of: determining a confidence level for the geographic location; receiving real-time information on traffic traveling through the network; and directing the network traffic to a desired destination based on the geographic information of the source or destination, the geographic location of the intermediate host, the historical data, the confidence level of the geographic location, and the real-time information on the traffic traveling through the network.