Patent ID: 8014404
Filing Date: 2011-09-06
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for routing a data packet, intended for a destination node, from a source node to a first intermediate node in a network, the method comprising: determining, by a node, a priority level for a user of the source node and a priority level for a user of the destination node; determining a priority level for a device associated with the source node, a priority level for a device associated with the destination node, and a priority level for a device associated with the first intermediate node; and selecting a routing path that routes the data packet from the source node to the first intermediate node, rather than to other intermediate nodes capable of routing the data packet, based on a comparison of the priority level for the device associated with the first intermediate node, the priority levels for the users of the source and destination nodes, and the priority levels for the devices associated with the source and destination nodes, wherein the priority levels for the device associated with the first intermediate node, the users of the source and destination nodes, and the devices associated with the source and destination nodes are independent of each other.