Patent ID: 7020719
Filing Date: 2006-03-28
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for communicating an Internet message between a source and a destination over the Internet, comprising: selecting a node of a first type, by determining a measure of communications performance for a sub-link between the source and a candidate node of a first type, to optimize the measure of communications performance for the sub-link between the source and the candidate node of a first type; selecting a node of a second type, by determining a measure of communications performance for a sub-link between the destination and a candidate node of a second type, to optimize the measure of communications performance for the sub-link between the destination and the candidate node of a second type; communicating an Internet message from the source to the selected node of a first type using a first communication protocol; communicating the Internet message from the selected node of a first type to the selected node of a second type using a second communication protocol and via at least one node of a third type, wherein the second communication protocol is designed to be of higher performance than a prevailing standard communication protocol used by the source; and communicating the Internet message from the selected node of a second type to the destination using a third communication protocol.