Patent ID: 8437259
Filing Date: 2013-05-07
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. One or more non-transitory computer readable media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon that, when executed, perform a method for altering link weights in an IP network and estimating traffic between an origin node and a destination node of the IP network, the method comprising: providing an IP network comprising a plurality of nodes connected by links, wherein the links being associated with weights, respectively, based on a volume of traffic carried thereon; monitoring the volume of traffic on routes established between the origin node and the destination node, wherein the routes comprise links that interconnect the origin node and the destination node via intermediate nodes; determining a shortest route of the routes between the origin node and the destination node over a given time period, wherein determining the shortest route comprises: directing the traffic between the origin node and the destination node on the shortest route; identifying candidate snapshots from the snapshots comprising: storing the identified snapshots as entries within a routing matrix.