Patent ID: 8238240
Filing Date: 2012-08-07
Classification: G06Q,H04L

Abstract:
1. A system for routing internet traffic over a plurality of internet links, the system comprising: a plurality of input ports to receive incoming data packets; a plurality of output ports connected to a plurality of internet links, wherein each output port is connected to an associated internet link and wherein each of the associated Internet links is coupled to at least one additional internet link; switching circuitry, coupled to the plurality of input ports and the plurality of output ports, to couple input ports to selected output ports in response to control signals; and controller circuitry to generate the control signals using routing instructions; and an internet route optimizer, coupled to the controller circuitry, to generate routing instructions for incoming data packets using a ranked list of the internet links which are connected to the plurality of output ports and serve the predetermined destination, wherein the internet route optimizer generates the ranked list of the internet links using: